51.   Beasley has also taken stands on tough moral issues that he could have avoided.

52.   Before Sathyavagiswaran took the stand, Ito warned the jury that graphic autopsy pictures might make them queasy.

53.   Before Daniel testified, Brian G. Parr, a Secret Service agent who escorted Yousef from Pakistan, also took the stand.

54.   Before Yates took the stand, defense lawyers sought to bolster their insanity plea by calling psychiatrists who had examined Andrea Yates.

55.   Before the cross-examination sessions, F. Lee Bailey was the biggest advocate in favor of Simpson taking the stand.

56.   Before they take stands or tackle tough problems, quiet leaders calculate how much political capital they are putting at risk and what they can expect in return.

57.   Berman said he will send a letter to all the candidates in mid-September urging them to take stands on the issue.

58.   Before Coleman took the stand Wednesday, two former Greenwich police officials testified that they had found no physical evidence directly linking Skakel to the Moxley killing.

59.   Bhairvee Sonar took the stand.

60.   Before he even took the stand, he was on the defensive.