41.  Personal appeals from Barak persuaded key ministers from his party, One Israel, to back away from their earlier-announced intention to vote against Klein.

42.  Republicans organized an absentee ballot campaign that included a personal appeal from Gov. Jeb Bush, brother of the Republican presidential nominee.

43.  Running back Curtis Martin said that, if asked, he would make a personal appeal for Testaverde to return.

44.  Safe Schools planned to hit all those groups this weekend with brochures or personal appeals.

45.  Talbott led a delegation to Pakistan two weeks ago to make a personal appeal to the Islamabad government to exercise restraint.

46.  The decision on Thursday to withdraw Makharadze prompted Secretary of State Warren Christopher to deliver a personal appeal to Shevardnadze.

47.  The Saudis have not moved to stop the financing despite a personal appeal last year by President Clinton to King Fahd.

48.  They had earlier rebuffed a personal appeal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to proceed with the burial in order to cool tensions fueled by their stand.

49.  There were reasons, in fact, why a story about a hero who feels despondent might have exerted a strong personal appeal to Stewart at this time.

50.  They can try to persuade Hastert to reconsider, with personal appeals or with cards, letters and newspaper editorials.