51.   But the sturdy farm couples, college professors and well-read police officers who are the staples of caucus night have held their ground on the political stage.

52.   But they failed to gain ground on the Flyers in the race for first place in the Atlantic Division as Philadelphia beat Washington Sunday afternoon.

53.   But they held their ground on trading Lee, who has been disappointing this year after a successful rookie year.

54.   But they seemed to get stronger as the game ground on.

55.   By late Tuesday afternoon Eastern Time, neither side had given any ground on the question of appointing the two additional Lucent directors.

56.   But words provide the fertilization and form the ground on which people use to make judgments.

57.   By the way, Cleveland broke ground on its new stadium site this week.

58.   Calvin Coolidge walked his raccoons, Rebecca and Horace, around the White House grounds on a leash.

59.   City leaders believe that breaking ground on a new ballpark will help resurrect Detroit.

60.   Cisco Systems Inc., meantime, broke ground on four buildings this week at its San Jose, California, headquarters.