41.   As bad as things seem inside the malls, the situation is even more desperate outside.

42.   As lawmakers sorted through the legislation Friday, one thing seemed clear.

43.   As normal as things may seem to you, homesickness may strike.

44.   As the Hitchcockian saga drew to a close last week, only two things seemed certain.

45.   As bearish as things seem, many will argue that we still have room to drop, at least in the tech sector.

46.   As the morning unfolds, things seem to get worse.

47.   As the late-afternoon shadows crept across the infield of Candlestick Park, a strong wind kicked up and suddenly things seem a little more like home.

48.   As the movie opens, things seem to be going pretty well.

49.   At first, the train thing seemed funny.

50.   At first, Tony Alvarez said, things seemed to be running smoothly.