51.   The delay would also give Andersen a chance to respond to a similar request filed by the University of California, lead plaintiff in the securities suits against Enron.

52.   The European Parliament has urged Clinton to grant clemency and several other European parliaments have discussed similar requests.

53.   The government said Lessig, who is conducting his inquiry behind closed doors, already rejected a similar request by Microsoft.

54.   The Europeans have agreed to a similar request.

55.   The justices earlier granted a similar request by Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., which owes the same amount in the same case.

56.   The judge rejected a similar request from John Hagelin, the presidential candidate for the Natural Law Party.

57.   The legislators rejected a similar request last year.

58.   The owners had rejected a similar request that was made before the May ceremonies marking the end of the war in Europe.

59.   The request by U S West Communications, a unit of U S West, comes a month after Bell Atlantic Corp. made a similar request to the FCC.

60.   The request to day-care centers, made earlier this month, followed a similar request in January to all in New Jersey public schools to begin testing.