51.   Charles L. Hill, director of research for First Call, which tracks analysts earnings forecasts, was even more emphatic about the rate prospect.

52.   Chilton Research Services provides custom research for U.S. companies, the Chilton trade magazines and ABC.

53.   Chilton Research Services provides custom research for U.S. companies.

54.   Chronicle librarian Lois Jermyn provided research for this report.

55.   Clinton supports financing research for a missile defense system, but stops short of endorsing its deployment.

56.   Cindy Wilburth, a financial consultant who advises Wisconsin utilities, came to the Bay Area for vacation but left Monday with important research for her job.

57.   Clippers owner Donald T. Sterling now is in the crosshairs of Sports Illustrated research for a story on his sage basketball maneuvers.

58.   Congressional aides used to wear out a lot of shoe leather doing research for their bosses.

59.   Dan Kusnetzky, vice president for system software research for International Data, said that beside helping Linux, the lab might also benefit Intel.

60.   David Poltrack, executive vice president of research for CBS, said the pool of strong stories worth telling had simply started to run dry.