51.   But if Webber never plays for the Kings again, he left the franchise in much better shape than when he arrived.

52.   But many experts are expressing a guarded optimism that the state will ride through the current tough times in better shape than other regions.

53.   But on the way down the hill, one house seemed in notably better shape than the others.

54.   But Parker told him that there would not be a player in better shape to start the season and that once Coates did arrive, he would work zealously.

55.   But some things have changed since then, which gives one hope that the oil markets will come through this conflict in better shape.

56.   But the Dolphins are in much better shape to turn their fortunes around than the Jets are at this point.

57.   But the episode was remade, and the first season took on better shape.

58.   But we were probably in better shape than anyone we played that year.

59.   But typical American workers are in no better shape than they were four years ago.

60.   But the Texas governor entered his Philadelphia convention in far better shape than Gore, with the Republican base electrified and independent voters more comfortable with his amiable demeanor.