51.   The current chairman, Larry Zarian, who is also a city councilman in Glendale, Calif., agreed.

52.   The current chairman, Myles Kranzler, is retiring.

53.   The Republican encouragement came at a crowded committee hearing where Jane Alexander, the former actress and current NEA chairman, urged Congress not to eliminate the agency.

54.   The suit names as defendants the entire board of the company, including the current chairman, Thomas Frist Jr.

55.   Under its current chairman, Arthur Levitt, oversight has been exercised with a light touch.

56.   Under the merger agreement, Daniel M. Tellep, the current chairman and chief executive of Lockheed, would retain those positions in the combined corporation.

57.   While Solomon chastised the Democratic leadership in general, he praised Rep. Joe Moakley, D-Mass., the current Rules Committee chairman.

58.   Abdullah is the current chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, whose foreign ministers are gathering in Kuala Lumpur this week.

59.   Activists were already suspicious of the commission since its current chairman, Sirin Thoopklam, was selected several months ago.

60.   Administration officials said Clinton spoke to Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, current chairman of the EU council.