51.   But Major was spared when Hamilton and Greer decided to drop their action just minutes before the deadline Monday for notifying the judge of their intention.

52.   Butcher got two hands to the chance into his midriff but spilled the catch just minutes before lunch.

53.   CNN television reported that witnesses had picked McVeigh out of a line-up as someone at the blast scene just minutes before the explosion.

54.   Early reports said the plane had not tried to contact the control tower before turning back toward the island just minutes after take-off.

55.   The US First Lady made the remark just minutes after Chinese President Jiang Zemin ended a four-day official visit to Romania.

56.   Vajpayee arrived in the southern winter capital Jammu just minutes after the incident, accompanied by Defence Minister George Fernandes.

57.   Witnesses said the bar could have fallen from a lorry which crossed the tracks near the site of the accident just minutes before the train arrived.

58.   Lawyers who prosecuted Fiji coup leader George Speight crawled from a Suva office on their hands and knees after receiving a death threat just minutes before the trial opened.

59.   On one occasion engine problems forced it to return to the free port just minutes after it had left.

60.   Several men were caught outside the Orient House headquarters with guns and grenades in their car just minutes before an assault, the Yediot Aharonot reported.