51.   As business spending went from hesitant to nearly nonexistent, spending continued from the two-thirds of the economy that consists of consumers.

52.   As days have passed, and the stench of the still-entombed rose, the finding of survivors went from likely to unlikely.

53.   As I went from being a pubescent to a teen-ager to a young adult, I got smarter and smarter.

54.   As the lead disappeared, Van Gundy went from potentially being labeled brilliant for his fourth-quarter lineup to being second-guessed.

55.   At that moment, Hong Kong went from being a British crown colony to becoming a special administrative region of China.

56.   At last the sky toward the horizon revealed mountainous pink clouds and at a certain instant the water went from being steel-gray to being its accustomed aquamarine.

57.   At some moment, Eric Karros went from being a Dodger to being a symbol for the Dodgers.

58.   Banc One has gone from complaining about acquisition prices to contributing to them.

59.   Because we went from being on top of the mountain to being knocked down a few notches, and we had to claw our way back.

60.   Before long, Starr went from trashing to boosting Clinton.