41.   The limited losses made it easier for the alliance to maintain public support for the fight.

42.   The home losses had made this seem like a lesser team than the Wildcats had shown.

43.   The loss also can make children realize how much they had depended on their parents to store childhood memories, she said.

44.   The loss makes for oddly sad moments on tours of Chicago.

45.   The loss makes the numbers more gruesome.

46.   The loss would make the city the largest in the nation without direct rail service.

47.   The losses made us appreciate the winning so much more.

48.   The Pro Bowl receiver Herman Moore said the loss made him seriously consider quitting football.

49.   The Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl loss made big winners of bookmakers in Las Vegas.

50.   The Sharks are still holding onto the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference, but this loss makes their postseason participation a bit more dicey.