31.   As word spread Tuesday, so did unease among students.

32.   As word spread, buyers began to phone in orders from throughout the South.

33.   As word spread, Kita has found herself swamped with orders.

34.   As word spread, there were no signs of anger.

35.   As word has spread of the type of school the North Bridge parents are planning, hundreds of families have signaled an interest.

36.   As word has spread, the KU chapter has received almost a dozen calls from students who say the seal offends them, said Sivits, a KU senior.

37.   As word spread and golfer after golfer asked witnesses exactly which path Mallon had chosen to take, the USGA also was all ears.

38.   As word spread of his problem, other borrowers approached the bank.

39.   As word spread of the spot checks, fewer guns were found.

40.   As word spread of their good fortune, others followed.