41.  Arafat saw Fatah weakening, a top Israeli military official said, and decided to unleash Fatah militants to restore his popularity.

42.  Any top official can take credit for successes, but no one is directly responsible for failures.

43.  Apparently, many top officials were present for a question period in the Parliament involving the prime minister.

44.  As a result, top Pentagon officials have been scrambling to make alternative logistical arrangements.

45.  Argentine stocks tumbled on speculation that a row between top economic officials could derail plans to bring the budget deficit in line with government targets.

46.  As for Sudan, the report says, many in the administration believe that too little effort has been made by top officials to resolve the conflict.

47.  As a result, top EPA officials got involved and resolved the ruckus.

48.  As never before, top officials are being called on the carpet to account for recurrent economic calamities.

49.  As acrimony between the administration and the faculty grew, Thornburg said, he received a warning from a top Adelphi official.

50.  As part of this new direction, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres is scheduled next Wednesday to become the first top Israeli official to cross publicly into Jordan.