41.   But once we got into rehearsals and the performances on the first stop, in Laguna Beach, my confidence came back.

42.   But Singapore was only the first stop on his itinerary.

43.   But with Clinton making a strong showing in Texas, Dole campaigned last week in Houston and Dallas, the first stops in Texas since June.

44.   Buttermilk is the first stop for beginner skiers and snowboarders.

45.   By July, the first stop for any parent seeking welfare help will be a job-search service.

46.   California Gov. Pete Wilson will skip the Iowa caucus vote next February, the first stop on the road to the GOP presidential nomination, his campaign announced.

47.   Clinton arrived in London this morning, his first stop on a three-day visit to the U.K. and Irish Republic.

48.   Clyde was the first stop for westbound barges that had pushed for hours through the malaria-infested Montezuma Swamp.

49.   Coffee on deck, poring over the charts to determine the first stop of the day.

50.   Cohen, on his way from Washington to his first stop in Malaysia, where he arrived Sunday, downplayed talk of civil unrest in Southeast Asia.