41.   Or was the coup, as the general enjoys describing it, an utterly spontaneous and tellingly loyal response by his officers to the news of his dismissal?

42.   Overlooked a bit this week was the coup pulled off by Pepperdine athletic director Wayne Wright in hiring Lorenzo Romar.

43.   Ramos, who was speaking in Hong Kong, said he believed a coup was less likely.

44.   So are coups.

45.   Some contend that a coup had been in the works for months.

46.   Some pundits and political analysts suggest even a coup is possible, a disastrous prospect because the United States counts on Venezuela for much of its oil.

47.   Sometimes, Pollner said, a major public relations coup can be useful.

48.   The casting coups are Tambor and Clayburgh.

49.   The coup was a turning point in modern Iranian history and remains a persistent irritant in Tehran-Washington relations.

50.   The coup was bloodless and residents said it was business as usual in the capital.