41.   Even Emily Lau, an anti-Beijing activist, got caught up in the fervor, counting down the seconds to midnight before leading a democracy demonstration.

42.   If this were a normal spring, Ripken would be training this weekend with the Orioles in Florida, counting down the days until opening day.

43.   In New York, Olympic sponsor Swatch will unveil a billboard in Times Square that will count down the minutes until the Olympic Games.

44.   In New York, a billboard that will count down the minutes until the Olympic Games was to be unveiled in Times Square.

45.   Managers counted down several more seconds before calling off the attempt for the day.

46.   No irritating music to count down the seconds, and no lifelines or flat-screen computers.

47.   Probably the rest of us are counting down how many more Opens we are going to play.

48.   Radio reporters counted down the final centimeters as water began to spill over the banks of La Mesa Dam, which provides water to the Manila region.

49.   The digital board above the map counted down the feet between the two craft, with a live black and white video view of Mir in the background.

50.   The crowd eventually began to sense that victory was still possible and even no-balls and wides were cheered as they counted down the target.