51.   Some of the kinds of outbursts that seem to occur more frequently between elected officials in public, almost everyone agrees, once took place behind closed doors.

52.   Some executives and analysts said losing Continental leaves Delta vulnerable as it slips to fourth place behind the new Northwest-Continental combination.

53.   Soon after that meeting, which took place behind closed doors, Time Warner and EMI offered to sell Virgin.

54.   Stepping onto the stage, a man takes his place behind two record players.

55.   The ABC network has begun to show some improvement in ratings after its fall to third place behind NBC and CBS.

56.   The acquisition would catapult Toronto-based Newcourt into second place behind GE Capital Corp. from fifth, making it the largest publicly traded equipment finance and leasing company.

57.   The ambush of Sheriff Brady took place behind the store.

58.   The Badgers are in third place behind league leaders Ohio State and Indiana.

59.   The biggest attraction may be that all the action takes place behind closed doors, so the party can get as crazy as the participants like.

60.   The ceremony took place behind the sprawling suburban home where Cokie grew up as the daughter of House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, a Louisiana Democrat.