41.   If he says he becomes French on Wednesday in tobacco country, you take him at his word, or ignore him at your own peril.

42.   If McNabb becomes a quarterback on the loose, the Giants will use their speedy linebackers to contain him.

43.   In an interview Thursday, Hunter declined to speculate why the Ramseys have suddenly become so visible on television.

44.   In a show of just how unified Washington has become on defense, Congress passed two bills representing the largest increases in military spending in decades.

45.   It all becomes irrelevant on election day, however, when voters go into a private booth to choose who will be the new focus of respect.

46.   It would become final on completion of the announced merger of New England ql Mutual Life and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in September, the pension board said.

47.   Like Northeastern, Harvardawards credit for a basic writing course, offered to freshmen whose weaknesses become apparent on an essay test.

48.   Meanwhile, the more dependent metro residents become on their communications devices, the more aware they become of the limitations.

49.   On Thursday it became apparent that the lesson may have been lost on Darryl Strawberry.

50.   Our eyes and imaginations might focus on what is center screen, but they might also become fixated on some detail in the corner of the frame.