41.   The first hurdle for aspiring flight attendants was the audition.

42.   The first hurdle for the reorganization plan could come on Capitol Hill, where any new federal department must be approved by Congress.

43.   The first hurdle is ease of use.

44.   The first hurdle the filmmakers faced was finding proper locations to stage their battles.

45.   The first political hurdle the NATO allies must face is hammering out differences over which countries to admit.

46.   The first hurdle is clearly within the party.

47.   The first hurdle was exorcising the pasts of Carter Turner and Sullivan.

48.   The first hurdle was to find seeds.

49.   The first hurdle, however, is simply getting the bill to a vote.

50.   The first major hurdle the government faces is to solve the myriad property disputes between Hutu returnees and Tutsi, a potential flashpoint for violence.