41.   The flight had to aborted because of a possibly life-threatening malfunction, but the crew managed to return safely.

42.   The ITAR-Tass news agency said the crew managed to escape the plane just before an explosion tore through it and ignited the blaze.

43.   The previous crew managed to tighten the seal somewhat, although oxygen has continued to leak at a slow rate.

44.   The Mir crew did manage to restart their oxygen generator after replacing some cooling loops that had overheated Tuesday.

45.   The report said the crew managed to bring the plane down without incident.

46.   The spokesman, who refused to be identified, said it was unclear whether the crew had managed to bail out.

47.   The talks left the Bush administration to believe the crew managed to destroy some of the intelligence information on the plane, the official said.

48.   The stunned crew managed to stabilize the ship and prevent it from sinking.

49.   The water leaked inside the submarine, but the crew managed to contain it to just one compartment.

50.   However the crew managed to pump out most of the water and the ship was able to leave.