41.   Republicans in recent years have failed to muster enough votes to pass voucher legislation, even though they control Congress.

42.   Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., withdrew one such proposal last month when she could not muster enough votes to counter a Republican threat to filibuster.

43.   That leads some to conclude that he could muster enough votes from other owners to force a union.

44.   The City Council has not mustered the votes to launch a separate investigation, and the mayor has expressed pride in his police chief.

45.   The Federal Election Commission, widely criticized as a toothless tiger in policing political campaigns, failed Thursday to muster enough votes to seek sweeping new power from Congress.

46.   The government resorted to issuing a federal decree after failing to muster enough votes to pass a law in the Yugoslav Parliament last week.

47.   The only question is whether opponents can muster enough votes to override a promised presidential veto.

48.   The Palestinians failed on Monday night to muster enough votes in the U.N. Security Council to send an international protection force to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

49.   The only question is whether opponents can muster enough votes to sustain a promised presidential veto.

50.   The Russian parliament, staunchly loyal to the Kremlin, has repeatedly failed to muster the votes for an independent inquiry into the bombings or the Ryazan incident.