41.  For the better part of the next decade, Berger, who won a Pushcart Prize for poetry in 1986, was on her back.

42.  For the better part of this century, the FBI crime lab has occupied a hallowed niche in the public mind.

43.  For the better part of three hours, the pattern continued.

44.  For the better part of three years now, Scherbo and his wife, Irina, have lived in Woodward, Pa., near State College.

45.  For the better part of two decades, the federal budget deficit imposed tight limits on debates over tax policy.

46.  For the better part of two decades, this reserved man of regular habits fought poverty, illness, incomprehension and rejection to make revolutionary painting.

47.  For the better part of two seasons, the trio has formed Boston's top performing line.

48.  For the better part of yesterday morning, SportsLine shares were trading sideways around $33.

49.  For the better part of 16 big league seasons, we never heard his voice, and now it's all you hear when the Sox take batting practice.

50.  For the better part of 58 minutes, the Patriots' defense had fought the hard fight.