41.   Passage of the rescue legislation had been expected, but it was nonetheless welcomed as marking a conclusion to months of acrimonious bickering among politicians in Japan.

42.   Recently, in what some linguists are welcoming as an important development in historical linguistics, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have proposed an answer.

43.   Service guaranties are apparently welcomed as a security blanket.

44.   Shevardnadze will be welcomed as the man who urged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to set eastern Europe free.

45.   Still, its appearance Thursday was welcomed as a sign that the long void in government statistics had ended.

46.   That he emerged as something of a medical marvel along the way was welcomed as a bonus.

47.   The buying power of teenagers has changed the attitude of retail stores, which are now eager to welcome them as customers.

48.   The decision to end that restraint was widely welcomed as a sign that the government is becoming more realistic.

49.   The Muslim neighbors burst in, are welcomed as guests, but bind the Serbs to the chairs.

50.   The new drugs and procedures were welcomed as essential to excellent care.