31.  Design costs vary very little with a vehicle's size, although they used to be higher for large models because fewer were sold.

32.  Cultivating relationships, especially in countries where financial credibility is in question, is very important.

33.  Depending on how the elections go, the SASC could look very different in the 105th Congress.

34.  Desperate times beget babies, marriages, guest stars, "very special episodes" _ and those are all shark-infested waters.

35.  Cummins acknowledges that there are hitches, but he says that overall, credit scores have proven to be "very good predictors" of creditor performance.

36.  Cuomo has said the bill would hurt the very poor who have few housing alternatives.

37.  Depression rates are very high all around the world among people with hard lives, and these people tend to be disproportionately poor.

38.  Deputy Defense Secretary John P. White said he was "very surprised" at Spence's report.

39.  Deputy Defense Secretary John White "feels very strongly" the commission's current report language is inadequate, one of White's aides said.

40.  Deputy Mayor John S. Dyson said he and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani were "very positive and very enthusiastic" about the project.