51.   That is why we all owe a debt of gratitude to the late actress Hedy Lamarr, who was a co-inventor of spread-spectrum technology.

52.   The Christian music marketplace owes a debt of thanks to a couple of decidedly secular acts, Ricky Martin and Santana.

53.   The calling card for most comedy-drama hybrids, all of which owe a debt to David E. Kelley, is an ensemble of kooky supporting characters.

54.   The conservatives under Jose Maria Aznar owe no debts to Polanco, whose liberal editorials are hardly enthusiastic about the Popular Party.

55.   The heroes of that war find their ranks diminished by time and chance, the debt owed them never fully paid.

56.   The interoffice correspondence talks about promises, debts owed and deals made, all in the chatty casual candor of office e-mail everywhere.

57.   The NBA also owes a debt of thanks to Johnson and Bird.

58.   The world already owes a debt of gratitude to the lowly legume family.

59.   Then along came the dreamy-eyed Icelandic pop star Bjork, to whom Rivers owes a debt of gratitude.

60.   This information is doled out in highly mannered dialogue that owes hefty debts to the rarefied styles of Oscar Wilde and Ronald Firbank.