41.   The chain has tried a variety of strategies, none of which have worked.

42.   The city tried a variety of schemes to poison the rodents or chase them away.

43.   The company tried a variety of things to survive, he said, including slashing overhead and merging locations.

44.   The first-round draft choice out of Washington allows the Raiders to try a variety of formations.

45.   Then he talked casually about his game as he tried a variety of trick shots.

46.   To make your own holiday wreath, try a variety of evergreens that will also provide eye-catching colors and textures, says Taylor Ingebretsen, owner of Glendora Florist.

47.   Try cultivated varieties of ivy like Buttercup or Galaxy for variegated or distinctive leaves.

48.   Try a variety of veggies on top, or add a soy-based shredded cheese or grated cheese, such as Parmesan.

49.   Venus said she tried a variety of treatments, including acupuncture, but the only remedy that really helped was time.

50.   When right fielder David Justice and starting pitcher Steve Avery both went down with injuries, Cox tried a variety of replacements in the outfield and the starting rotation.