41.   The Bossier Parish School Board had rejected a competing proposal that would have created two majority-black districts.

42.   The competing proposals, sponsored by the Republicans who control Congress, both aim to protect companies from ill-founded investor lawsuits.

43.   The district, the Bossier Parish School Board, had rejected a competing proposal that would have created two districts with black majorities.

44.   The industry raises the same point in the national debate over competing proposals to provide a prescription-drug benefit to Medicare recipients.

45.   The House plans to decide Thursday between the Senate version, which is supported by the House Democrats, and the competing GOP proposal.

46.   The panel said it would be inappropriate to delay the project while environmental assessments of the two competing proposals are being completed.

47.   The request was widely seen as an attempt by Kollar-Kotelly to blend a settlement from the two competing proposals.

48.   There are two camps pushing competing proposals to greatly expand tax-deferred individual retirement accounts.

49.   Tishman Speyer Properties LP has made a competing proposal to acquire the mortgage, and there is speculation on Wall Street that another bidder might emerge.

50.   To make it to final passage, the measure must not just win a majority vote, it must command more support than nine other competing proposals still standing.