51.   So he spent a couple of years with Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State, and then Ole Miss happened.

52.   The funny thing is if you spend a couple of hours with Tillis, the stutter becomes less and less noticeable.

53.   The father of two small children, his work schedule is flexible enough to allow him to spend a couple of days each week at the Mableton school.

54.   The next couple were spent getting better.

55.   The thought of spending a couple of years with a plutocrat who was also a certifiable loon was a bit unpleasant, so he passed.

56.   The two fund managers spend a couple of hours on the phone with potential investors and insist on a face to face interview as well.

57.   There was, however, another reason why Overton spent only a couple of weeks in Fort Worth.

58.   Then, in November, my girlfriend and I spent a couple of days in Houston to see the Rolling Stones at the Astrodome.

59.   They had to spend a couple of million dollars to win it, but so what?

60.   WASHINGTON -- I spent a couple of hours the other day at a remarkable gathering.