51.   The program has been discussed for several years, but has not yet started.

52.   The strength of their convictions may be what thwarts the completion of a merger the two institutions have discussed for years.

53.   The Transportation Department sets the fuel-efficiency standards for light trucks and has been discussing for several years whether to raise them.

54.   The U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla., and other agencies discussed for several hours whether to launch the strike, Myers said.

55.   The system, discussed for more than a year, is certain to present a marketing challenge for an organization accustomed to preaching to the converted.

56.   Their silence about Clinton is not a phenomenon they like to discuss for the record.

57.   Then last Wednesday, she said, Brannon phoned and money in exchange for sex was discussed for the first time.

58.   They sat around afterward discussing it for two hours.

59.   They proceeded to discuss for several minutes the lagging sale of tickets for exhibition games.

60.   These major building blocks of Social Security reform have been discussed for years.