51.   In the days since the talks, the public signals from both sides have been a confused blinking of red and green lights on the prospects for further negotiations.

52.   In the days since the towers collapsed, Ligay has looked for the words to explain the disaster to their daughter, Alexandra.

53.   In the days since the trade, the Diamondbacks have had a few inquiries from other teams about Womack.

54.   In the days since, Bush has spoken to traditional black leaders and sought to widen the circle to others more sympathetic to his approach.

55.   In the days since, however, the administration has struggled to find its policy voice.

56.   In the days since the arrests, defense lawyers have challenged confessions the police said they obtained from the boys.

57.   In the days since the attacks, historians explain, Americans have projected on to Bush the qualities they desperately want him to have.

58.   In the days since the election, Gore has repeatedly called for a defusing of the heated language that has inflamed partisans on both sides of the aisle.

59.   In the days since the shooting, Americans have been advised to learn the characteristics of potential killers.

60.   In the days since the shootings, a fence at Thurston High has become a makeshift memorial.