41.   Coming down the last run Saturday, Australia looked like a winded defense trying to hold off a Ken Stabler two-minute-drill offense.

42.   Companies that in past weeks held off selling bonds because of shareholder meetings and annual reporting requirements with the Finance Ministry may also rush to sell bonds.

43.   Classy Mirage won the Gallant Bloom Handicap at Belmont, holding off Dust Bucket by half a length at the finish with Fantastic Women third.

44.   Conway then decided Thompson should hold off a couple more days before his next bullpen session.

45.   Corporations are expected to resume borrowing this week, after holding off last week.

46.   Corporations held off selling bonds today, even as investors continued to pour cash into corporate bond funds.

47.   Cuttino Mobley made the free throw, helping Houston hold off the Sonics in the frenzied final seconds.

48.   Delay also would hold off any vote on campaign finance as long as possible, whereas Hastert is listening to moderate Republicans who want a quick vote.

49.   Earnhardt began having handling problems with his car, and narrowly held off a late charge from Chad Little to finish fifth.

50.   Earnhardt held him off, winning by three feet, and I stared at the scoreboard, waiting for those numbers flashing the order of finish to change.