41.   The bill, therefore, placed Pataki in a political quandary when it reached his desk more than a week ago after passing the Senate and Assembly nearly unanimously.

42.   The accord was reached after intense peace talks at Wright-Paterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio.

43.   The accord, reached after months of negotiation between Republican congressional leaders and the Clinton administration, sets boundaries for spending and tax cuts.

44.   The agreement announced last night was reached after a flurry of phone diplomacy between Bruton and Major.

45.   The agreement was reached after four days of talks between representatives from the Red Cross of both Koreas at Mount Kumgang.

46.   The compromise with the WAC and Conference USA was reached after the U.S. Senate held antitrust hearings to review the alliance.

47.   The deal announced Monday was reached after the stock market closed.

48.   The compromise was reached after weeks of negotiations led by Reps. Thomas Bliley Jr., R-Va., and Henry Waxman, D-Calif.

49.   The decision, reached after a three-week trial that was conducted in December, left both sides with some cause to celebrate.

50.   The deal was reached after marathon bargaining over the telephone between Jewish groups, American class-action lawyers, German industry and the German government.