51.   For about a month, Old Tappan rode a wave, and Thomas Kaechele, the athletic director, held his breath.

52.   Five years later she finds herself riding a wave of publishing-house buzz to probable best-sellerdom.

53.   For surfers trying to ride waves anywhere along the East Coast, a refined, quick-hitting technique is necessary.

54.   For the last quarter-century, the tycoons rode a wave of double-digit growth.

55.   For this effort to work, some officials argue, the president must be perceived as riding a wave of public support.

56.   Fund managers suggested Ng Fung Hong is riding a wave of enthusiasm for Hong Kong stocks, especially China plays.

57.   Gennady Zyuganov, the Communist Party candidates, is riding a wave of resentment over economic hardships to mount a formidable challenge to Yeltsin.

58.   George sees a modern parallel to historic Hawaiian culture, in which surfers rode waves into their sunset years.

59.   He discovered the power of Serbian nationalism and has rode its wave to power.

60.   He has won two rings with the Yankees, riding the wave of success around him.