31.   Kaufman acknowledged the difficulty of establishing any sort of rhythm.

32.   McCormick, the chairman, acknowledged a difficulty in insuring that all workers have a sense fair play and equal opportunity.

33.   Poll takers themselves acknowledge the difficulty of wording questions and warn against relying too much on any single finding.

34.   Richardson acknowledged the difficulty of the task ahead, but insisted that he had the basic character needed.

35.   Ridley-Thomas acknowledges the difficulty attracting Latinos to the congress.

36.   Roy O. Wyse, the secretary-treasurer of the UAW, acknowledged the difficulty of winning any automatic increases for pensioners.

37.   Social Security Commissioner Kenneth S. Apfel acknowledges the difficulty in insulating investment decisions from politics, but he said he believes it can be done.

38.   Some with checkered pasts acknowledged the difficulty of starting anew.

39.   Still, going to a pawnshop, even the up-to-date ones, means acknowledging financial difficulty and few people are comfortable with that.

40.   Still, Ronay acknowledged the difficulty that his former colleagues face.