51.   After the news conference, Brown met behind closed doors with transit officials, perhaps trying to assess the damage to the system.

52.   All that was left was to assess the damage for the rest of the season.

53.   Along the New Jersey coast, towns were preparing to assess any damage that might occur after the high tide recedes this afternoon.

54.   But as the storm inched up the coast, conditions remained too perilous in many areas for authorities to fully assess the damage.

55.   But intelligence officials cautioned that most of the surveillance so far has been devoted to finding targets and assessing damage, not seeking evidence.

56.   But it took much longer for companies around the world to apply the updated anti-virus software and assess damages.

57.   But Jim Payne of the Forest Service said Navajo County, not the Forest Service, has the job of assessing damage.

58.   But now they aim to get to customers fast, assess the damage and administer infusions of cash.

59.   By late Sunday, officials had yet to receive full reports from the teams that had spread through the country to assess the damage.

60.   Carriers also may assess liquidated damages to cover collection costs, either by a tariff rule or through contract terms in their bills of lading.