41.   That is causing more families to seek aid.

42.   The decision to seek government aid comes as Mexican banks prepared to adopt new accounting rules that increase the value of bad loans carried on their books.

43.   The industry is also seeking federal aid.

44.   The Giuliani administration has been content to lobby more or less independently, which led to troubles when the state sought far more aid than the city.

45.   The government in Pyongyang has desperately sought aid to cope with starvation brought on by overall economic decay and by recent floods, followed now by a drought.

46.   The grants would not necessarily increase if hard times led more people to seek aid.

47.   The late Audrey Hepburn would be followed by fans as she visited congressional offices to seek aid for Third World children.

48.   The lawmakers who pressed for the new immigration rules say the changes were needed because the special status provision had been abused by immigrants seeking government aid.

49.   The nasty scratches that scar her cheek are proof of her willingness to go hand-to-hand with anyone who crosses her, or to protect those who seek her aid.

50.   The people who come to Common Cathedral are among the poorest of the poor, often too troubled to seek public aid.