51.   But it passed without fanning any more fires.

52.   But Iyer should not have let that one, and others like it, pass without at least a hint of skepticism.

53.   But no more than two games have passed without a loss.

54.   But once the storm passed without damaging the rigs, traders let the world price of oil down a bit, joining the regional sigh of relief.

55.   But the deadline passed without an agreement.

56.   But the day passed without any violence.

57.   But Thursday came as a key test of its mainframe computers, she said, and it passed without incident.

58.   But Thursday passed without a signing, and the Lakers have indicated they do not expect anything to happen today either.

59.   But what some people in the capital had feared might rachet into a major confrontation between anti-U.S. demonstrators and Pakistani police passed without any significant violence.

60.   But what makes this collection so immensely appealing are the intimate moments of fathering that too often pass without being recorded by the camera.