41.   In a week of smart moves by Lott, the smartest may have been the avoidance of a partisan vote to impose rules on the Democrats.

42.   In January, Haitian President Rene Preval dissolved parliament, essentially imposing one-man rule.

43.   In court last year, the administration lost its bid to impose rules that would have significantly curtailed the right to shelter.

44.   In one respect, she has made the court a leader, imposing new rules on divorce lawyers to prevent them from taking advantage of their clients.

45.   In Virginia, state officials have threatened not to cooperate with the EPA if the agency imposes the stricter exhaust rules.

46.   Indeed, the judge did impose such rules for the next several years.

47.   It called for the removal of the exemption in labor matters if the owners unilaterally imposed new work rules.

48.   Instead, the court imposed strict rules for gaining access to rape counseling records, including proof from the defendant that there was a specific and legitimate need.

49.   Just last week, the European Commission warned member nations that if they did not move more aggressively to open their markets, it would impose rules from Brussels.

50.   King County, the only Washington government to require control of livestock around streams, says it will consider imposing rules on commercial use of pesticides and fertilizer.