41.   Some of them who ended up in black tie at the Palace seemed taken aback at first by the fast shaking bacchanal on the dance floor.

42.   Such a bond is a row of bricks laid end to end, with the second row overlapping the first by half a brick.

43.   The acquisition is the first by Palo Alto, California-based ETrade, the third-biggest U.S. online broker.

44.   The approval marked the first by municipalities in the area of GSDF ranges designated last April as alternative sites for the U.S. military drills from Okinawa.

45.   The card is the first by American Express that uses a sport, or lifestyle product, as its selling point, according to spokesperson Cathy Cummings.

46.   The Angels jumped on top first by scoring three runs in the third.

47.   The appointment was the first by Bush to the Fed.

48.   The campaign is the first by Arnell Group for the Hill shoe line since Fila USA consolidated its account there in August.

49.   The comments were the first by Ashcroft suggesting that the terrorists had operated with state sanction.

50.   The decisions Wednesday were the first by the commission since Gov. George Pataki took office.