51.   Both spend hours at homework every night.

52.   A few elderly people had been brought there by police, after they spent several hours at the station this morning waiting for the shelter to open.

53.   A few weeks ago I attended question hour at the Australian Parliament, a raucous weekly event when the opposition questions the prime minister, Paul Keating.

54.   A few hours at night, maybe, but not all day.

55.   A female seal who drapes herself over a rock and sunbathes for hours at low tide.

56.   A member of Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, N.Y., Galvin managed to maintain a scratch handicap even while putting in long hours at the office.

57.   A press conference announcing the trade was to be held within the hour at the FleetCenter.

58.   A Pacific Exchange spokesman said there are both advantages and disadvantages to keeping the markets open for an hour at the end of a day.

59.   About a dozen heavily armed FBI agents spent hours at Canyon West Mobile and RV Park on Friday afternoon interviewing those who knew McVeigh.

60.   Absorbing so many bits and pieces of information for several hours at a stretch over so many evenings and weeks can be wearying.