41.   The cheers continued between baskets.

42.   The first-half results were announced as merger talks continue between Coca-Cola Beverages and Hellenic Bottling, an Athens-based independent Coke bottler.

43.   The investigation opened as talks continued between bankruptcy administrators and ING of the Netherlands over the sale of the failed British investment firm.

44.   The German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, has offered to mediate the dispute, but as of Friday negotiations were continuing between city officials and the State Department.

45.   The nastiness continued between innings, with Torre yelling at Brinkman, and after Spencer took a strike to start the seventh, he and Brinkman exchanged words.

46.   The Palestinian parliament-in-exile on Wednesday formally ended its longstanding aim to obliterate Israel, even as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas of Lebanon.

47.   The twin decisions, coming even as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, speak volumes about the recent changes in the Middle East.

48.   The war of words and numbers continues between Gov. Chiles and Florida Republicans.

49.   Unpredictable baseball continued between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians Saturday in a game filled with twists and turns.

50.   Violent clashes continued between Israeli troops and Palestinians in parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and there were a few brief shooting incidents.