41.  No one can accuse Leslie Wills of Mount Clemens, Mich., of not being a diehard Wings fan.

42.  Not even the most diehard NFL fan could connect Gilbert with that piece of trivia.

43.  Only the most diehard Temps fan could instantly remember his name.

44.  Only diehard fans of the genre will find theater, much less a masterpiece, in this latest installment of a grand tradition.

45.  Psychologists have long suspected that many diehard fans are lonely, alienated people searching for self-esteem by identifying with a sports team.

46.  Seated in the front row before the television screens were the diehard fans, who claimed their seats an hour before the match began.

47.  Some among the exhausted, over-stimulated, sleep-deprived diehard fans who remained here Sunday said they were angry and disappointed by what the concert had become.

48.  So there are some really diehard fans of Michael and Maria.

49.  Some of these can be dismissed as shrines for diehard fans, like the apartment on Fontana Canal where writer Alexander Pushkin once lived.

50.  Still, said Ms. Bloom, a self-described diehard Apple fan, the Emate is too pricey for her school to buy enough for an entire classroom of students.