41.   The filing followed the collapse of another steel company, the Hanbo Group, in January.

42.   The mergers have come as defense spending has decreased following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

43.   The news follows the collapse of talks in which Compaq hoped to sell a stake in Alta Vista to Time Warner.

44.   The new scrutiny of the partnerships follows the collapse of Houston-based Enron.

45.   The resignations followed the collapse of negotiations between Napster and Bertelsmann, which has sought to acquire the online music service.

46.   The resignations followed the collapse of negotiations between Napster and the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, which had sought to acquire the online music service.

47.   The resignations followed the collapse of negotiations between Napster and the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, which has sought to acquire the online music service.

48.   The stampede began after Russian poultry production plummeted in the economic upheaval that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Americans rushed in to fill the void.

49.   Their withdrawal followed the collapse of peace talks Friday in Paris and increased NATO threats of punitive air strikes against Serbia for refusing to negotiate peace on foreign terms.

50.   They fear the economic chaos that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the violent unrest that accompanied the democracy movement in Indonesia.