41.   He expects the company to be profitable by year end.

42.   How did a show with arguably the best buzz in years end up bombing on Broadway?

43.   Home Depot will expand distribution to selected markets several weeks later and expects all of its U.S. stores to carry Maytag appliances by year end.

44.   If a new government passes a budget by year end, the market should recover some of its losses, Howard said.

45.   If its approved by members and the Securities and Exchange Commission, the new system would be phased in over a nine-month period beginning before year end.

46.   Institutional investors typically dress up portfolios with bellwether issues before year end when their performance will be reviewed by institutions, pension fund officers, and other investors.

47.   It expects results from these bids by the year end.

48.   It has sold fewer bills than it had to redeem for the last three bill sales and is expected to do so until year end.

49.   Less than two years ago, Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president of Algeria on a promise to end years of violence between Islamic militants and government forces.

50.   Last month, the company said it expects to reach a sale agreement by the fourth quarter and should get the new capital by year end.