51.   The case shocked a nation where the use of guns in crimes is still fairly rare.

52.   The crime -- one of the grisliest racial slayings since the civil rights era -- shocked the nation.

53.   The crime shocked the nation, especially because the youths were from well-off families who said they had set the fire as a joke.

54.   The discovery of the long-term spy shocked the nation and raised questions about the effectiveness of its security.

55.   The Dutroux arrest and discovery of the bodies shocked this nation of ten million which reacted with outrage when the first indications of police bungling became public.

56.   The flamboyant Uosukainen shocked the nation with candid descriptions of lovemaking on a waterbed.

57.   The incident shocked the nation.

58.   The killings Tuesday of the children hiking with their classmates shocked the nation and forced the military to explain how such a tragedy could have happened.

59.   The murder shocked the nation, and the release of the teen-agers has divided public opinion.

60.   The murder shocked the nation.