51.   The Mariners will have a nervous few days until shortstop Alex Rodriguez and his aching right knee return to the lineup.

52.   The rebels also appear to have embraced a disastrous military strategy, holding ground against superior Serb forces for days until retreating with heavy losses.

53.   The signing was held up for a few days until Bob Lurie, who still technically owned the team, signed off on the deal.

54.   The South refused to acknowledge Decoration Day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I.

55.   There are, friends of cooks, two more shopping days until Christmas.

56.   The villain is now Barak and he has a secret ally portrayed in one Likud ad as a trembling hand marking the days until the election.

57.   There are performances every few days until mid-January.

58.   Then he would have quietly destroyed everyone on the floor in practice the next day until the coaches came to their senses.

59.   There were still a few more days until Christmas.

60.   This season gives him an opportunity to do both and he is counting the days until it all starts.