51.   Wadsworth, selected third overall, said he would wait until Leaf signed before signing.

52.   Was it a ploy all along to ensure Couch would sign before the draft?

53.   When he signed a two-year deal before last season, he had GM Phil Esposito allow him the option to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

54.   Why do you think so many veterans hold out each year, signing just before the season is to start?

55.   While politicians hope a bill can be signed before Thanksgiving, they too recognize that a massive overhaul of airport security will take time.

56.   While prosecutors have stressed that motorists are given consent forms to sign before a search, defense lawyers have expressed doubts that such searches can be truly consensual.

57.   A memorandum of agreement on the projects is expected to be signed before the Malaysian group ends its visit on Friday, David said.

58.   Advertising contracts signed before that date would be valid but terminated by law after two years.

59.   Although Ecuador and Peru agreed to a cease-fire that began Tuesday, details had not been worked out and no formal truce had been signed before.

60.   Both countries want to have the treaty signed before a European stability conference in Paris later this month.