51.   The same entertainers had helped usher in a growth in entertainment that Boxcar Willie welcomed as a way to bring jobs and expand audiences.

52.   The Taliban, in fact, were initially welcomed as a force that would restore stability to the anarchy that prevailed in Kabul.

53.   The ruling class of Greenwich, Conn., plans to welcome him as a favorite son at a fund-raiser tonight, even though he jokingly disparages his Yankee roots.

54.   The towns that operate the five incinerators welcomed as a major victory a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that helped ensure a continuous flow of garbage.

55.   The university said all program houses welcome as residents all Cornell students regardless of national origin, race, religion, or ethnicity.

56.   There are those who welcome it as an evolutionary force, and those who regret the passing of revered guild principles as new hams are being courted.

57.   They should welcome him as a friend.

58.   They come here to pray and we welcome them as human beings and Muslims, but we never noticed these people.

59.   Those who wanted Sheffield traded at any cost during his spring lambasting of the Dodgers because he wanted a contract extension are welcoming him as the biggest factor offensively.

60.   Though some local retailers feared the fresh competition that the shopping center would bring, others welcomed it as a source of fresh business, Montet said.