41.   The last major hurdle is credit.

42.   The last remaining hurdle is action by the National Capital Planning Commission, but it generally follows the lead of the arts commission on matters of aesthetics.

43.   The National Basketball Association cleared its last hurdle Tuesday toward a season free of labor trouble.

44.   The last hurdle was creating complexity in the sauce.

45.   The merger is clearing its last hurdles.

46.   The legislation passed the upper house today, the last hurdle before it becomes law.

47.   The plan removes the last hurdle for the construction of the power plant near the U.S.-Mexico border.

48.   The Presidio Trust legislation cleared its last congressional hurdle Thursday after hours of agonized wrangling that lasted until the final moments before the Senate adjourned for the year.

49.   The permit granted by Cahill is widely seen as the last serious hurdle for the plant, barring a lawsuit.

50.   The Senate cleared the last major hurdle to passing a trade bill with China, and handing President Clinton one of his top remaining foreign policy goals.