41.   Executives at US West and Continental sought to put the best face on matters in a telephone conference call yesterday.

42.   For a long time, both political parties put the best face on these grinding facts.

43.   Feingold on Tuesday night tried to put the best face on the outcome, saying that he and McCain had picked up additional support for some form of overhaul.

44.   For its part, Kellogg is trying to put the best face on the rise of competition.

45.   For their part, U.S. officials put the best face on the situation.

46.   For that reason, Cottrill, aware that guests always end up in the kitchen, wanted hers to put on its best face.

47.   For the moment, lesser elected officials are trying not to look partisan and self-serving, putting the best face on a bad deal.

48.   For the most part, members of the Black Caucus are trying to put the best possible face on their predicament.

49.   Governments frequently leak interim rulings, supposedly confidential, to put the best face on a defeat.

50.   Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican National Committee, has tried valiantly to put the best face on the convention.