41.   That interest plainly lies in cooling the superheated Middle East wherever possible.

42.   The interest lies in the pictorial beauty of the films, with their seascape vistas and spectacular stunt action.

43.   The Republican interest lies in keeping attention away from policy matters and on to the contrast of personality, where Bush outscores Gore.

44.   The Republicans must decide where their political interest lies.

45.   The real interest lies in the situation, which is charged with suspense.

46.   The situation will not change for the better until the state definitely realizes where its vital interests lie and finds the exact wording for the concept.

47.   Their interest lay as much in keeping religion in check as in guaranteeing citizens the right to worship as they pleased.

48.   Their interest lies much more in warning about strong growth and the increased inflation that such growth can engender.

49.   To cite but one example, they were convinced two decades ago that their best interests lay in supporting Islamic fundamentalists battling a Soviet-backed regime in Afghanistan.

50.   Washington should persist in its own efforts to persuade Assad that his best interests lie in broader diplomatic engagement with Israel.