41.   Other scientists greeted the announcement with ringing endorsements.

42.   Saturday certainly was a ringing endorsement.

43.   Rimsza termed his victory a ringing endorsement of the city-manager form of government.

44.   Some analysts say that the Kohlberg, Kravis move to reduce its RJR holdings is hardly a ringing endorsement for tobacco stocks.

45.   Some Republicans said the three rounds of voting signaled less than a ringing endorsement for Armey.

46.   Such a ringing endorsement might have immediately erased any thought on Leaf ending up at Valley Ranch.

47.   Steve Grossman, a Massachusetts native and chairman of the Democratic National Committee, offered Clinton a ringing endorsement at the luncheon.

48.   That is about the most ringing endorsement Anderson could receive.

49.   That support is hardly a ringing endorsement, however.

50.   The panel did not issue a ringing endorsement of acupuncture.