41.   But by next year, some carriers may be strong enough to buy out weaker ones.

42.   But Stewart admits the carrier is careful not to anger steady customers.

43.   But the biggest wireless carrier is Verizon, a name pulled from the ether several months ago to label the merger of Bell Atlantic, GTE and AirTouch Communications.

44.   But the carrier is less far-flung than American, which the Clinton aide cited as the reason such action is unlikely.

45.   But the attacks in which this carrier is now engaged are not that, he says.

46.   Carty said that the issue of airline competition is moot in the case of TWA because the carrier is on its last legs.

47.   Carriers can be symptom-free for years, but many develop serious liver damage.

48.   Certainly the other large U.S. telecommunications carriers are active on the global front.

49.   Carriers are equipped with pepper spray to ward off attacking dogs, a fact that helps account for the recent reduction in dog bite victims among letter carriers.

50.   Carriers are likely to expand offerings, allowing users to buy event tickets or make restaurant reservations.