31.  Although it holds mineral rights to properties in Mexico, Nicaragua and Nevada, Delgratia previously had no proven reserves of gold or any other metal.

32.  Dickson Concepts (International) Inc., a Hong Kong company, has previously offered $240 million.

33.  Did she have a stress fracture there previously?

34.  Did the previously unbeaten Mountaineers (7-1) have an alternative other than punting?

35.  Despite previously being written out of the 1998 playoff spring, Ewing is stubbornly insisting that he is preparing to play.

36.  Devine and DiMaio, both managing directors, will assume the duties in the syndication department previously held by John Romanelli, co-head of U.S. debt capital market.

37.  Devonshire's figures might also be skewed because the division acquired a 1.4-square-mile area of Panorama City in 1999 that Van Nuys previously handled.

38.  DiFrancesco devoted much of his 21-minute speech to his previously announced plan to provide higher property tax rebates to homeowners.

39.  Dataquest previously reckoned 1996 sales would fall dramatically to 9.5 million.

40.  Diaz-Balart had previously introduced legislation that would allow most Central Americans to apply for legal residency in the United States under the old immigration rules.