31.  As a compromise, the president settled for the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

32.  As a condition to free their captives, 23 more of whom were released Saturday evening, the guerrillas have demanded that the government revamp its economic policies.

33.  As a consequence, hundreds of colleges reviewed their own alcohol policies over the last several months.

34.  As a consequence, the Austrian National Bank's interest-rate policy is closely linked to Bundesbank rate policy.

35.  Delegates to a national conference on forest policies ended their deliberations Saturday without resolving the most bitter disputes between environmentalists and the logging industry.

36.  Delegates toughened the resolution by asking that Baptists consider a boycott if the company does not change its "anti-Christian" policies.

37.  Dell's policy has been to add Netscape's browser only for customers who request it.

38.  Despite all his faults, Knight, who was fired by Indiana last year for violating a zero-tolerance policy, may not stay unemployed for long.

39.  Despite all the criticism of China in Congress, the Clinton administration's policy of "engagement" remains in place.

40.  Deputy White House counsel Joel Klein and domestic policy adviser William Galston, sources said, have put forth that argument.