41.   But Wednesday the board failed to reach a consensus after Britain led behind-the-scenes efforts to postpone further discussion of destruction, health experts said.

42.   Cavanagh, who lives in Worcester, is charged with leading the effort.

43.   Chefs leading the effort include Traci Des Jardins of Jardiniere, Peter Hoffman of Savoy Restaurant in New York, and author and television personality Jacques Pepin.

44.   Chyzowych led efforts to train coaches and published five books on coaching techniques.

45.   Companies such as Focal Inc. of Lexington, Genzyme Corp. of Cambridge, and Cryolife Inc. of Atlanta are leading the efforts to bring new products to market.

46.   Clinton clearly is hoping that leading the effort to eliminate forced child labor will persuade Sweeney and other labor leaders to soften their opposition to free trade pacts.

47.   Companies such as Boeing Inc., TRW Inc., and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have led the effort.

48.   David Harris, chief executive of the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA, led the effort.

49.   Ditzel said on Friday that Torvalds had led an effort to modify Linux to run without a hard disk to make it usable by inexpensive consumer appliances.

50.   DLJ, Morgan Stanley, and Salomon Brothers Inc. created new lending operations in the past year, hiring many commercial bankers to lead their efforts.