51.   What was once an extraordinary event will have become commonplace.

52.   And in only its sixth year the event has become one of the most prestigious on the Winston Cup circuit.

53.   But the event also became a mouthpiece for thousands of people who are opposed to military retaliation by the United States against Afghanistan.

54.   But the non-political event has become a partisan issue.

55.   Country Heights group managing director Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew told a press conference, he hoped the event would become an annual tourist attraction.

56.   Deadly bombings in Cali and other cities in May raised fears the event could become a battleground.

57.   For a moment, it appeared the event might become a full-blown news conference, which Gore has not conducted in nearly two months.

58.   He said the lesser events could become part of the Challenge Tour, which graduates players to the main circuit.

59.   It had been in Lyon and Bordeaux and was known as the Trophy de France while the Paris event became a professional competition.

60.   Now in its fourth year, the New York-based event has become a key venue for minority filmmakers.