51.   A survey is under way and once it is complete the lot may reopen to the public.

52.   A tentative survey will be ready by the first quarter of next year but no more, he said.

53.   But analysts cautioned that races for the House and Senate are decided on so many unique local issues that the surveys might be misleading.

54.   But he says surveys may be the answer.

55.   But if a survey by Louis Harris and Associates in New York is any indication, there is a lot more work to be done.

56.   But not in real terms because audience surveys are always seen a little suspiciously.

57.   But Rick Zatolla of Leslie Robertson said these earlier surveys were only to see which floors were still in place.

58.   But some landlords contend that the survey is the first clear demonstration that only Manhattan is truly affected by rent protections.

59.   But the plan fared less well with the National Committee for Quality Assurance, whose accreditation surveys are the most widely cited in the field.

60.   But the survey was not all sour grapes.