41.   A century ago, American women for the first time had the luxury of career crises, of worrying whether they wanted to choose work or home.

42.   A decade ago, the Falcons might have had the luxury of plugging in a six- or seven-year veteran in these spots.

43.   A least I had the luxury of a tape, a VCR and a glorious rewind button.

44.   A few years ago, Americans had the luxury of assuming we could measure success by the number of cruise missiles dropped on terrorist training camps.

45.   A pilot or flight attendant could work the flight but have the luxury of sleeping at home each night.

46.   Actors who lose out in the Oscar race do not have the luxury of privacy.

47.   Admissions officers now have the luxury of reviewing scores on their own schedule.

48.   After securing the endorsement of the AFL-CIO labor federation last week, Gore has the luxury of concentrating on New Hampshire.

49.   Bumblebees, which live in smaller colonies and thus have fewer foragers, may not have the luxury of dawdling.

50.   Bush had the luxury of a lightly covered transition.