31.  A rival group of Rolls-Royce fans did submit a bid, but were outgunned by Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.

32.  But as long as rival groups remain separated, it can be controlled.

33.  But Khalis had cooperated with the Taliban regime in recent years, and rival groups are preparing to challenge his control of the city, Pakistani officials said.

34.  Crude oil plunged in late trading as news that a cease-fire between rival Kurdish groups in northern Iraq had started eased concern that Middle East exports could be disrupted.

35.  Eric Lander, left, and J. Craig Venter, who belong to rival scientific groups, have analyzed studies of the human genome sequence.

36.  Even today debates about foreign engagement, about Asia and about rival nationalistic groups inevitably are distilled into a discussion about Vietnam.

37.  Fatah was then seen by many Palestinians as less active than rival groups, and Al Aksa decided to change that.

38.  For years Afghans have suggested that the return of the King could give Afghanistan a figurehead around whom rival political groups could unite.

39.  Gotti, then the boss of the rival Gambino crime group, is now in prison.

40.  In northern Iraq, a Kurdish group said a rival group was receiving tank support from Turkey.