51.   The positive tests threatned to cast another cloud over the championships, which began after a recent series of high-profile drug scandals.

52.   The resignation casts another cloud over Major and his ruling Conservative Party, whose ranks are thinning because of sex and ethics scandals.

53.   The violent fire fight which followed sent Western businessmen scrambling for air tickets and cast a cloud over investment prospects for the former Soviet republic.

54.   The week-old controversy is casting a cloud over preparations for a state visit to Australia by Queen Elizabeth II due to start next week.

55.   Though the war in Chechnya has cast a cloud over relations with Russia, Juppe said Moscow was making progress in meeting EU conditions to end the conflict.

56.   Wars or threats of conflicts cast a cloud over a number of our lands.

57.   His suicide cast a cloud over the case against Rosemary West, and the current hearing must rule on whether she still may be tried on the charges.

58.   If they fail it could cast a cloud over the World Cup in South Africa in two months.

59.   Investors will also be keenly awaiting comments before Congress Thursday from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, whose cautious remarks earlier this month cast a cloud over the market.

60.   An ASEAN document on the future direction of ties between the two regional blocs cautioned that areas of friction should not be allowed to cast a cloud on relations.