51.   The board had given Ntini, who proclaimed his innocence, its support throughout the trial.

52.   The board did not give reason for the decline, but arrivals dropped following the resumption of fighting by Tamil separatist rebels.

53.   The Daimler-Benz board gave the project its final approval Tuesday, saying the Maybach will be produced in Sindelfingen in southern Germany.

54.   The IBM board also gave Gerstner additional stock options for two million shares of IBM stock.

55.   The IMF board of directors gave its final stamp of approval to the aid package last week.

56.   The IMF and World Bank boards gave preliminary approval to Bolivian relief in April.

57.   The IOC executive board gave provisional recognition Friday to the four international federations, the first step toward possible acceptance as Olympic sports.

58.   The prize board gave a lifetime achievement award to Wilson Greatbatch, inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker and maker of its battery.

59.   While the board gave the go-ahead in mid-December to offer the plane for sale, actually building it will depend upon Boeing getting sufficient orders.

60.   But he said there would be further consultations and he believed the board would give way.