41.   The first signs came last season, after the Miami Heat rudely had been tossed from the playoffs by the New York Knicks.

42.   The first signs of weakening came when Surhoff homered and Jeffrey Hammonds doubled.

43.   The first sign came at The Masters, where Faldo missed the cut while defending his title.

44.   The first sign came early.

45.   The first sign came late in the second half.

46.   The first sign came right after Christmas, when President Fidel Castro singled them out for criticism.

47.   The first sign of strain came in April when Venezuela suspended oil shipments after Cuba failed to meet its payments.

48.   The first sign of trouble came in a nighttime phone call.

49.   The last sign of trouble came in the fall when Yeltsin snubbed Irish leaders waiting to greet him during a refueling stop in Ireland.

50.   The major sign of inflation comes from rising wages.