51.  Still, higher education funding remains below that in most other states.

52.  That is twice as many as in most other states, and is in addition to the ten challenges for which a cause must be given.

53.  The A-plus rating still leaves Massachusetts with a rating below most other states.

54.  The measurements in Arizona were taken during three months this summer, rather than five as in most other states.

55.  They were drug addicts in treatment, and each of them might well have been in prison under federal law and the statutes of most other states.

56.  They are no worse or better than candidates in most other states, but they confront the historic antipathy of Californians toward politics.

57.  To further complicate matters, Connecticut has no county government to share the costs of services, as in most other states.

58.  Unlike most other states, Florida has an elected Cabinet that rules on issues such as power-plant proposals.

59.  When comparing raw scores, Texas ranks below most other states.

60.  With its large elderly population and world-famous teaching hospitals, Massachusetts has more to lose from Medicare cutbacks than do most other states.