41.   They took long strides to those ends Friday night, beating on Seattle as Evander Holyfield might a sparring partner.

42.   Yet in recent years the technology has taken tremendous strides, with the best-known products coming from IBM, Philips and Dragon Software.

43.   You watch Lamar Odom zing cross-court outlets and take long strides to the basket, and yes, you have to admit it.

44.   Only the Gulf states of Qatar and Oman have taken strides toward democracy.

45.   A test ban treaty is currently being negotiated in Geneva, where negotiators said Thursday they have taken major strides toward agreement.

46.   After taking two strides over the red line, Sacco fired a slap shot toward Kings goalie Manny Legace.

47.   Although China has taken bold strides opening up its economy in recent years, Beijing keeps a tight grip on politics.

48.   As examples, he cited Denmark and Ireland, which have taken big strides on the fiscal front while maintaining robust job growth.

49.   But officials traveling with Albright said she believes Japan has to take longer strides on economic deregulation and on lowering barriers to imports.

50.   But he said last month that the peace process has taken great strides and the U.S. commitment to it is unchallengeable.