41.   Last week in a federal courtroom, a weeping mother begged jurors to spare the life of her convicted son.

42.   Ms. Brown said Thursday that she had wondered many times why McFadden spared her life and had concluded it was because nothing happened to upset him.

43.   Mugrabi said that his life was spared only because Sandaka was ahead of him as they approached the bearded man.

44.   Munante told how he struck up a friendship with the rebel who eventually spared his life.

45.   Now his assigned lawyers, John Youngblood and Alba Johnson of the Capital Defender Office, had to persuade the Suffolk County district attorney to spare his life.

46.   On Friday, lawyers for Nichols will start calling witnesses to argue that his life should be spared.

47.   On Friday, Russian officials eased that ultimatum and said they were willing to negotiate with Chechen officials on a settlement to spare civilian lives.

48.   On National Public Radio last week, there was an interview with a woman who was hoping the jury would spare the life of Timothy McVeigh.

49.   On Thursday the family expressed shock that their pleas to spare his life were ignored in light of their willingness to come forward.

50.   On Wednesday, his parents pleaded with the jury to spare his life.