41.   But Sims said he thought the S.F. General idea would have a far easier time of it.

42.   But the America Online-Time Warner deal could have an easier time with regulators than the WorldCom-Sprint merger, at least on antitrust grounds.

43.   But the people who respond to those polls appear to have an easier time personalizing religious concepts of good than of evil.

44.   But Washington had an easier time of it than Lincoln did.

45.   But those were easier times, when cooperation across party lines was instinctive on many issues, not just one tactical alternative as it is today.

46.   By contrast, Vinny Testaverde, who like Trudeau spent most of his previous career with a bad team, had an easier time.

47.   By hiring an unknown candidate, the Dodgers would have a much easier time keeping everything together.

48.   Chrysler, with the exception of an engine plant strike in May, has also had an easier time with its unions.

49.   Cingular customers from other parts of the country will have an easier time using their service in New York because of the VoiceStream deal and the shift in technology.

50.   Companies that are less susceptible to rising rates should have an easier time weathering the storm, he said.