61.   In the meantime, allied officials sought to put the best face on the problem.

62.   In Washington, the Clinton administration sought to put the best face on the surprising Russian troop movements and the seemingly intractable issue of command.

63.   It is a struggle Long Beach officials know they cannot win, and so they put the best face on things.

64.   It takes constant vigilance to always put the best face on things, to get doubters to agree that things are the way you say they are.

65.   It was probably enough to send the people trying to put the best face on the U.S.-Mexico relationship lurching for their medication.

66.   It is one of the key tools in helping a woman put her best face forward.

67.   It puts the best possible face on a show that turns brutal psychological combat into a combination of professional wrestling match and circus act.

68.   Joking and exchanging smiles, however, Clinton and Major sought to put the best face on their relationship.

69.   Lehman management tried to put the best face possible on its third quarter.

70.   Major League Baseball is trying to put on the best face possible, choosing to see its ballparks as half full rather than half empty.