41.   Similar reports surfaced two weeks ago and in July, which the bank also denied.

42.   Since last summer, when the first reports surfaced that Webber was interested in playing in New York, the free-agent fires have spun out of control.

43.   The company had just sent the paperwork for a debt restructuring to Bennett when news reports surfaced about the fraud charges, said Fasy.

44.   The latest report surfaced Monday, in the column of a cable talk-show host.

45.   The United States had been suspicious of Samper since his election campaign, when the first reports surfaced that campaign money had been solicited from drug cartel leaders.

46.   Then the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to sue McCartney after reports surfaced that he led his team in prayer and judged players by their religious beliefs.

47.   This month, news reports surfaced indicating that the union is so financially battered that it might be forced to layoff some of its Washington, D.C., staff.

48.   Those reports surface periodically, and their release is followed by predictable tongue clucking and indignant denials about the influence of money.

49.   Unconfirmed reports surfaced last week that the two sides were nearing a deal.

50.   When reports of the investigation surfaced this year, Tucker proclaimed his innocence and said that he was another black official whom the government was trying to humiliate.