31.  Any progress Bradlees is making has not come without cost.

32.  Any progress made in the preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks and in the past week of practice was seemingly lost.

33.  Any proposals made by the charter commission would be placed on a ballot and voted upon, as a referendum, as early as November.

34.  Any proposals to increase public spending could cause bonds to fall, since resulting economic growth might make an interest rate increase more likely.

35.  Any pruning cut _ whether it's made in winter or summer _ can admit diseases.

36.  Dennis said that he did not expect that the Brazilian Congress to enact major legislative changes by September, but that Cardoso could still make good on his word.

37.  Dennis Snyder of Escondido, Calif., said he hopes the maverick billionare doesn't create a third party or make another run at the White House.

38.  Dennis Swartz, with 21 years, got a factory job for about what he was making in 1983 at Diebold.

39.  Dennis's comments were conveyed by Boeing spokeswoman Janice Hayes, who said a final decision about the futures of the McDonnell Douglas models hasn't yet been made.

40.  Denso Corp., which makes auto electronics, fell 30 yen to 2,900.