51.   But by the middle of last year, it was hit by rising losses and it slowed its marketing virtually to a halt.

52.   But on the first play after the Hurricanes had advanced into Florida State territory for the first time, Danyell Ferguson fumbled when hit by Vernon Crawford.

53.   But she said a child in those positions would be at far greater risk if the car were hit by another vehicle.

54.   But some of the structures that have been identified as needing inspections were extremely hard hit by the quake.

55.   But the captain said he had scratched his back in the shower and been hit by falling plaster while making home repairs.

56.   But thanks to some clumsy Cleveland defense and timely two-out hitting by his teammates, Martinez was more than mighty enough.

57.   By relentlessly hitting the home run.

58.   By several measures, stability is returning to some of the investment arenas that had been hardest hit by the Russian default and other meltdowns in emerging markets.

59.   Chuck Knoblauch, hit by a pitch.

60.   Consumers, many of whom have been hit by record home heating and elective bills, are endorsing the cheaper prices at the pump.