51.   To tell the familiar story, Ludwig created an entirely new form of theater that blends lifelike puppets, brilliant special effects and music.

52.   Wearing a black suit with her hair discreetly coiffed away from her face, she recounted the now familiar story of their blossoming affair.

53.   We knew that, and the movie amounts to an eye-catching but ultimately dry retelling of a familiar story.

54.   When Arlyne tells a familiar story, the others mouth the words behind her back.

55.   While this new internal conflict hardly dominates the film, it suggests an intelligence often lacking in unimaginative remakes of familiar stories.

56.   While the sameness of new shows is a familiar story, never has the gap between the acting talent assembled on screen and the mediocre material seemed so wide.

57.   Yet many of his stories are details behind the news that add richness to familiar stories.

58.   Playing it safe means familiar stories share equal billing with familiar names.

59.   Blacks in the audience are easily caught up in what must strike many as a familiar story, said Pamela Nomvete, who plays Sizakele-Suduka.

60.   It has become a familiar story in team sports in the United States -- most recently baseball.