51.   Greg Aiello, vice president for communications in the NFL, said his league was sensitive given the O.J. Simpson affair.

52.   He said the allegations of a conflict of interest were ironic given his years of effort to curb the proliferation of biological agents.

53.   I had a voice teacher when I was young that gave me lessons free in exchange for doing chores and housework.

54.   However, the Dodgers believe an upgrade at shortstop is necessary given the way Joey Cora has played through the first two months of the season, sources said.

55.   If there were a prize given for political impudence, Republicans in the House of Representatives would surely win hands down.

56.   If you were a businessman with a payroll to give, would you give it to these yahoos?

57.   In fact, a U.S. district court judge in Texas recently ruled that the fee arrangement there was reasonable given the difficulties of the case and the risks involved.

58.   In addition, the Pentagon official, who requested anonymity, said more players must have been involved given the large number of cadets who came forward with complaints.

59.   Indeed, an accurate pre-purchase evaluation of nicotine would be impossible given the number of individual tobacco farms . . . and the nature of the auction process.

60.   Indeed, such selling was necessary given the widening gap between supply of mined gold and growing jewelry consumption, he said.