51.   Polls show substantial if widely varying backing for tax cuts, but also support the notion that debt reduction has become a priority for voters.

52.   President Clinton supports the notion of a ban, but he faces strong opposition from the Pentagon.

53.   Reports in Switzerland, Italy and France supported the notion that economic growth remains subdued across the continent, giving central banks scope to trim interest rates further.

54.   Reich and Birmingham rejected the notion that raising the wage eliminates jobs, saying there is no credible study or evidence to support that notion.

55.   Research supports the notion that smaller classes can make a difference in how well students learn in the early primary years.

56.   Several animal studies and a few small clinical trials support the notion.

57.   Several polls of American Jews conducted over the past three years support that notion.

58.   Some reaction in New Jersey seemed to support that notion.

59.   The divorce rate for Indian marriages seems to support the notion that families are experts at matchmaking.

60.   The growing evidence supported the notion that the bacteria were being used in a coordinated way.