41.   And considering the back problem that plagued him last season, it was hard to blame Barkley for calling it a career.

42.   Analysts offered a wide range of prices because they found it hard to value assets when the partners were the only one viable bidders.

43.   And hearts and minds are hard to change.

44.   And as an introduction, it would have been hard to top.

45.   And distances are hard to judge, the inventors say.

46.   Analysts say the legality of the dilution is hard to judge.

47.   And inventory is hard to measure.

48.   And massively parallel systems were still hard to program because each processor had its own memory.

49.   And Nomar once again bounces into a harmless force out, this time smashing his helmet so hard to the ground that the earflap breaks off.

50.   And much of that is hard to control.