51.   April was the third straight month in which the figures from Danmarks Statistik, the official statistics bureau, were lower than forecast.

52.   Any number of prominent figures from the foreign policy community, the business world or the nonprofit sector would be thrilled at the opportunity to lead it.

53.   As a nationally known figure from Kansas, a neighboring farm state, Dole has been the favorite here since the campaign began.

54.   Armed with their own figures from the Treasury Department, Democrats, led by Rangel, said that most of the benefits would go to the wealthiest families.

55.   Around the corner is a six-foot-tall tattooed ancestor figure from New Guinea.

56.   At least the stars, notably Oldman in Shakespearean sci-fi mode, can look forward to seeing themselves as plastic action figures from this toy-crazy extravaganza.

57.   At that, the profits were merely stated, along with the comparative figure from the year before.

58.   Attendance figures from this season show why.

59.   A favorite device is showing a figure from the back, making it even more mysterious.

60.   A fourth measurement, to determine whether strong figures from one dominant company was obscuring overall findings, was also used.