41.   BAOA attorney Charles Smith said he did not wish to comment on when or why Black left as a director.

42.   Auto executives have come to believe that as quality, technology and costs even out among manufacturers, design will be left as the most important selling point.

43.   Because Barak, under pressure, gave away too much too soon, nothing was left as a deal-closer.

44.   Beaten down by the exigencies of the business, Jacobs long ago capitulated to the fashion machine that many designers enter as artists and leave as business executives.

45.   Benched was third-leading tackler Tracy Simien, and two of the best linemen, Neil Smith and Dan Saleaumua, left as free agents.

46.   Born in Scotland, she left as a child and grew up in South Africa.

47.   A CMF spokeswoman said yesterday Rallye now has the choice of modifying the offer or leaving it as is.

48.   A lineup devoid of Gonzalez managed three hits through the sixth off Mark Langston, who then left as a precaution against the lingering tenderness in his elbow.

49.   A normal politician would prefer to leave as the hero of a crisis instead of sticking around for the messy process of rebuilding.

50.   A flashback informs us that he was left as an infant on the steps of the Playboy Mansion and learned from The Master accordingly.