41.   As a result, activists say, there is far less personal rivalry among those who have stayed the course.

42.   At first, they were allowed only one performance, because French activists said they were breaking the cultural boycott against South Africa.

43.   At the grass roots, including among the poor and disadvantaged, the new technology amounts to an unprecedented political opportunity, some activists say.

44.   Beverly political activists say it was the first time they recall seeing billboards in a local race, and some speculated there might have been a backlash from voters.

45.   A federal lawsuit against Gilbert could set legal precedent, an attorney and AIDS activist said.

46.   A further blow, activists say, is that the shame of being entrapped and working as a prostitute keeps victims from speaking out.

47.   Abortion rights activists say the poll results are misleading.

48.   Abortion rights activists say their opponents have resorted to manipulating science because the courts and Congress have been relatively inactive on the abortion issue of late.

49.   Abortion-rights activists said Bush had misrepresented the situation.

50.   Activists are saying again that the conditions for the horses have not improved and that the animals do not belong in traffic.