51.   But the plan provided that no more than half of the promotions to any one rank could be made under the affirmative action plan.

52.   But these are made under conditions of censorship with outdated technology, and they seldom strike a chord with consumers.

53.   Companies see that many consumers want to know that their clothing was not made under Dickensian conditions.

54.   Crucial to the case are statements made under oath by a Boca Raton, Fla., travel agent, Angela Steffer.

55.   Elf is the majority owner of Sanofi, a large French pharmaceutical company, and it makes perfumes under such brand names as Oscar de la Renta and Fendi.

56.   Experts say that tens of thousands of such personal decisions, made under enormous emotional strain, are significantly slowing the search for cures for dire diseases like cancer.

57.   For his part, Samper insists the chances of a decertification are remote, due to the unprecedented number of drug seizures and arrests made under his administration.

58.   Four, a group that included Shank, and continued to make albums under his own name.

59.   GM STREAMLINES ITS MANAGEMENT General Motors moved to streamline its sprawling operations, putting all North American car making under a single executive, Donald E. Hackworth.

60.   Friends and colleagues have said they are convinced that the statement was made under duress.