41.   It was the first major civic initiative of the online group, officially known as the Santa Monica Public Electronic Network, or PEN.

42.   It will bring together Israeli and Arab officials and foreign business executives in a major initiative to generate private trade and investment in the Middle East.

43.   Its mission, to democratize American culture, results in major initiatives to bring chamber music, opera and orchestras to places outside New York.

44.   Major legislative initiatives have died in Congress recently as a result of bitter partisan feuding.

45.   Only one major environmental initiative has become law.

46.   President Clinton announced a major initiative to improve the quality of care in nursing homes last July, but the accounting office found that problems persisted in many states.

47.   Q. There has been a lot of talk about health care reform, and at least one major initiative, the Clinton health care plan.

48.   Scoppetta said the appointments were accompanied by the start of a major initiative to reduce the caseloads of workers who investigate new cases of abuse and neglect.

49.   Some of the biggest players in computing have launched major Web services initiatives, including IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp, and Sun Microsystems Inc.

50.   That meeting was the last of dozens between Sagan and Goldin, who credits the astronomer with major NASA initiatives for this century and the next.