51.   She rejected the argument often made by Democrats that the collapse of the Soviet Union had been inevitable, and that Reagan simply accelerated the process.

52.   Shippers accelerate the process, particularly for bananas and tomatoes, by spraying with ethylene gas, a ripening agent.

53.   Signing up other investors, from inside or outside the cable industry, could accelerate the process.

54.   Some Israelis would accelerate the process, seeing an end to military rule and physical separation of Israelis and Palestinians as the best insurance against future terrorism.

55.   Sun exposure can accelerate the process.

56.   Suburban seclusion may accelerate the process, offering fewer opportunities for disparate styles to meet.

57.   The agency has accelerated the process the review of AIDS drugs, but patients with other life-threatening conditions contend that those drugs receive preferential treatment.

58.   The Asian financial crisis has dramatically accelerated this process.

59.   The emergence of the Internet as a business tool and a distribution channel has only accelerated the process.

60.   The fact that the Legislature is considering intervening may accelerate the process of reaching a comprehensive compromise, said John Shubin, an election lawyer from Miami.