41.   A trusted European spy reports that Kinder Bologna is very interested in signing free agent forward LaPhonso Ellis and is offering serious lire to close the deal.

42.   A year after the deal was closed, CTG and CTP were in court, each charging the other with violating their noncompete agreements.

43.   A true championship team knows how to close the deal.

44.   After considering the job over the weekend, on Monday Foley flew to Norman, Okla., hoping to close the deal.

45.   After first being rebuffed when he tried to buy the franchise, McCombs hung tough and closed the deal after novelist Tom Clancy lost his hunt for real cash.

46.   Again, to make a name for oneself in the NHL, one must close the deal and advance.

47.   Air campaigns historically have not been successful in closing the deal.

48.   After the FCC rules, AOL and Time Warner will close the deal and combine headquarters in New York, where Time Warner is based.

49.   Albright, who had helped close Palestinian deal the night before, hoped it would carry momentum through her trip.

50.   Brown meant closing the deal in the carnal sense.