51.   Initially, he was given morphine but not enough to do more than take the edge off his agony.

52.   In trying to take the edge off an obviously touchy situation, McCurry said Monday that FBI Director Louis Freeh was not in jeapordy of losing his job.

53.   It can help them work through anxiety and take the edge off their fear.

54.   Jake Plummer feels good, the warm sun taking the edge off a December morning and the ache in his left knee.

55.   Kinship takes the edge off the overheads.

56.   Kwanzaa, she added, takes the edge off the commercialization of Christmas.

57.   Light winds and bountiful sunshine will take the edge off the chilly air mass.

58.   Lukas has won the Preakness four times and is taking every edge he can in his effort to make it five Saturday.

59.   Luckily, my reading matter on this trip took the edge off the unnerving civility that dollar-bearing foreigners now encounter.

60.   Munching on a few low-fat crackers or flavored rice cakes before she leaves the office might take the edge off her evening hunger.