51.   Today, German scientists reported an odd twist to the mutation story.

52.   When Musharraf speaks, the words seem to flow directly from the heart, though the logic of what he says often veers into some odd twists and turns.

53.   Yet it seemed an odd twist of fate.

54.   A state hearing, pitting the School Committee against the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, has taken some odd twists.

55.   But in an odd twist, the Big Unit did earn a share of the major league record for strikeouts in consecutive starts involving an extra-inning game.

56.   But there would be an odd twist.

57.   In an odd twist, sluggers Mark McGwire and Juan Gonzalez did little.

58.   In an odd twist, the trade came while the Braves were in New York, playing the Mets at Shea Stadium.

59.   In an odd twist, a woman without an admission pass made her way into the courtroom and up to the gate that separates the audience from trial participants.

60.   In an odd twist, the machines worked well and the statewide voting machine system was sometimes cited as a model for the nation.