31.  For the first part of 10 years, I was one of the five best players in the world.

32.  For the first part of last year, struggling to live up to the role of U.S. Open champion, he found himself pressing too hard.

33.  For the first part of the 1990s, economic growth in the delta has been a third higher than in China as a whole.

34.  For the first part of the liposuction, the patient lies on the surgical table.

35.  For the first part of his career, he played largely on talent.

36.  For the first part of his journey, a trek over the mountainous border into Turkey, he paid local smugglers $1,000.

37.  For users like us, the first part of an e-mail address is the screen name.

38.  For Busch, it is also a life change; it is the first part he has not played in drag.

39.  Friday they completed the first part of their mission of atonement.

40.  For the Federal Reserve, that means interest rates should remain unchanged in the first part of 1998, he said.