41.   But the night was clear, the lights of Ottawa were bright and friendly, and the ice was smooth.

42.   But the thick ice was no match for the latest in ice-boring gear.

43.   But there was ice in his stare.

44.   But the ice is still nearly as long as Massachusetts, and has about twice the surface area of Rhode Island.

45.   But, at the low elevations where we were, the ice was the least of our concerns.

46.   But though the ice might be a mile deep to the converted, it is still an inch wide to the rest.

47.   By the time you read this, Carjackistan probably will have filed a protest over the judgment call that ice should be cold and hard.

48.   Cold-water rescue teams practiced last week just the same, preparing for potential emergencies at major roadside lakes situated at lower elevations, where the ice is thinner.

49.   Consolidated Edison said that no problems had been reported by mid-morning, primarily because there was no ice to topple trees and power lines.

50.   Dr. George Platt, state veterinarian at Trinity Meadows Raceway in Willow Park, believes that ice is the key to keeping horses comfortable in hot weather.