41.   Although this new series is much sharper, it needs to grow.

42.   Although this series was not as mean-spirited as those in previous seasons, McCarty was not in a forgiving mood.

43.   Also on display at Site Santa Fe is a series of four short but provocative films by the Miami artist Dara Friedman.

44.   Also planned is a series of seminars on technology, finance, films, transportation and the environment.

45.   Although both series were eager to have him as a regular entrant, he said, neither one offered special incentives.

46.   Among the displays are a series of recreated rooms, frescoed from floor to ceiling.

47.   Although the show slipped a bit in its final season, the series was always a joy for me to watch as a viewer and as a critic.

48.   Although there are a series of international agreements that seek to stem the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, no such treaty exists for conventional weapons.

49.   Among the more interesting pieces is a series of rankings for colleges and grad schools.

50.   Among the most inventive examples of the latter are a series of up-in-the rafters installations by Francisco Ruiz de Infante of Spain.