41.   Consumers, whose spending accounts for two-thirds of all economic activity, also gave a lift to the economy in the first quarter.

42.   Demand from several Asian nations gave a lift to the market, as did ideas world supplies will shrink as several producing nations cutback acreage.

43.   Exports would surge, and that would give a lift to the battered economies of Thailand, South Korea and others.

44.   French leaders give lift to Parizeau.

45.   Improved sales of soymeal and soyoil also gave a lift to soybean prices.

46.   It gave a lift to Albright as she wound up her Iraqi mission to Europe and headed for meetings on the crisis with Arab leaders in the Middle East.

47.   It gave a lift to Albright as she would up her Iraqi mission to Europe and headed for meetings on the crisis with Arab leaders in the Middle East.

48.   It gave a lift to Albright as she wound up her Iraqi mission to Europe and headed for meetings on the crisis with leaders in the Middle East.

49.   Police pickup trucks have given lifts to hitchhiking warriors.

50.   Stocks prices were mixed Wednesday as a solid earnings report from widely-held bellwether Cisco Systems gave a lift to technology stocks.