51.   He has spent the past two decades gaining and honing the skills that have made him a safer and more savvy street cop.

52.   He honed his skills on empty soccer fields with American bats and balls provided by the Y.

53.   He could be working with coaches, honing skills with other gifted teen-agers on college campuses.

54.   He honed his skills by reading books and articles.

55.   He honed his skills playing pickup games against enlisted men.

56.   He will be looking to hone his skills, too, because there will be serious competition from some current farmhands soon enough.

57.   He would like Bush and McCain to have the same opportunity to hone their skills.

58.   His broadcasting skills are honed by finding creative ways to keep viewers interested, and his every sarcastic word is sent back to the New York market.

59.   Her strength, they say, is in marketing, a skill honed at the fledgling Lifetime and TNT networks and brought with her to the Cartoon Network.

60.   Hoch continued honing his skills while training in North Carolina and New York City, studying everything from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams to Sam Shepard.