41.   Companies are finding that shooting ranges have many of the advantages of the golf course, where relationships can be nurtured and deals can be cut.

42.   Decades ago, mayors and governors across the land cut deals that saved money on salaries then by inflating pension benefits later.

43.   Democratic sponsors of the bill cut deals with moderate Republicans to win their votes, but refused to make major concessions to President Bush.

44.   Draskovic has in the past cut deals with Milosevic and sabotaged opposition unity, acts that should disqualify him as a candidate this time.

45.   Driving them is Lolita Davidvich, who means to cut a few deals of her own there.

46.   Enron touted a plan by Knight that would have allowed companies to cut energy deals in secret, but that plan was not adopted.

47.   European nations threaten to sue if the U.S. and Japan cut a bilateral deal that includes numerical targets.

48.   Environmentalists blame corrupt local politicians, whom they claim cut deals with timber companies to allow illegal logging.

49.   Even the toniest resorts cut deals for folks who are flexible and do their homework.

50.   Folks cut deals with a handshake.