41.   Short on linebackers, Patrick Sapp, whose action had come mostly on the left side behind Jamir Miller, was forced to finish the game on the right.

42.   Some observers said the actions came as punishment because the four had pushed an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.

43.   Such an action could come within two months, according to U.S. officials.

44.   That action came in response to a complaint filed by a group of religious leaders who asserted that his teachings showed that he had renounced Islam.

45.   That action came in the wake of the collapse of the puppet pro-Moscow government of President Mohammed Najibullah.

46.   That action came only six days after two Lutheran churches in San Francisco were expelled from their denomination for having appointed openly homosexual clergy members as pastors.

47.   That action came after the dinner at Primola, but it was important enough to warrant another, if briefer, conversation with Wiesel.

48.   The action came after days of round-the-clock talks during which the administration sought to forestall the border opening, which was supposed to begin Monday under the NAFTA agreement.

49.   The action came after the surprise resignation of the president of the central bank and a week of precipitous declines in the stock market.

50.   The action came as the Senate prepared to shelve consideration of the complex bill until after the weeklong Memorial Day recess that begins this weekend.