41.   By befriending dissidents, I had become as an insolent child, unworthy of a glance, much less a nod from the Patriarch.

42.   By constantly pressuring the company to produce higher profits, Miller argues, Wall Street forces Hasbro to become as cruel and heartless as its competitors.

43.   By now, these stretches have become as familiar and predictable as stops on a bus route.

44.   Can a society built on openness and tolerance become as relentless and ruthless as its assailant?

45.   Computers may become as common a household or business appliance as a dishwasher or a telephone, but they will require replacement far more often, Deaton said.

46.   Cosmo may have become as much a relic of a bygone era as Playboy.

47.   Covert political action became a fad, the answer to every kind of problem, and American agents became as ubiquitous and busy as communist agents.

48.   Dominique and Quentin do, many times, in a dance that becomes as much about power as sex.

49.   Early spot reports indicated that e-shopping is fast becoming as much a holiday tradition as strolling the concourse.

50.   Early reports indicate that e-shopping is fast becoming as much a holiday tradition as strolling the concourse to eat chestnuts and gawking at decorated store windows.