41.   Republicans were less eager to advertise the six-year phase-in of the rate reductions and the long delay of several key provisions.

42.   Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., voted for the bill, despite misgivings about several key provisions.

43.   Similarly, supporters of the measure could concede that key provisions have since been rendered moot by federal law.

44.   Several moderate Republicans from East Coast states are preparing alternative legislation that would streamline the Endangered Species Act, but keep key provisions intact.

45.   The chamber already has rejected one key provision in the Contract With America, a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget.

46.   --The court struck down a key provision in the Brady handgun law that requires local law enforcement agencies to perform background checks on would-be gun buyers.

47.   The Clinton administration is opposed to several key provisions of the bill.

48.   The Leahy bill contains two key provisions.

49.   The state has been in a position of power throughout the talks because state environmental and health officials must approve key provisions of the plan.

50.   The Supreme Court today struck down a key provision in the Brady handgun law that requires local law enforcement agencies to perform background checks on would-be gun buyers.