31.  It puts a constant pressure on one small democratic state to cede its interests to those of neighboring dictatorships.

32.  Lawmakers from small states band together to back favorite projects.

33.  Many small American states have a good bit of pride in themselves, but in Japan the only local area that really preens is Kansai, around Osaka.

34.  Maine is a relatively small state, which makes it far cheaper to put the issue on the ballot and to pay for TV advertising.

35.  Massachusetts is still a small state in New England.

36.  New Jersey is not exactly a small state.

37.  No reliable polling has been done here recently, and campaign aides said a small state like Delaware can yield unpredictable results.

38.  Not only small states would object to any nationalization of balloting procedures in federal races.

39.  OK, maybe the small Midwestern state falls a bit short in the game of picking winners.

40.  Over eight days, voters in two small states with a remarkable lack of diversity in their populations will set the tone for the nominating process.