41.  Any player who can't concentrate for 40 seconds at a stretch likely will find himself with all the time in the world to daydream.

42.  Any player who tests positive for ephedra is subject to a four-game suspension.

43.  Deputy Elsa Avila, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, said it takes a little while for the jail to update information.

44.  Deputy Executive Director Zoann Attwood, who became acting director when Linares was fired, quit this month to look for a new job.

45.  Deputy finance minister Manuel Conthe said Spain's inflation rate could end the year below the government's 3.5 percent target for 1996.

46.  Deputy Mayor Fran Reiter said a similar arrangement is in use for about 15 newsstands in city parks.

47.  Deputy Mayor Peter J. Powers brushed aside Dinkins' demand for an apology.

48.  Deputy mayors wield considerable power on the local scene, and thus they make good targets for mafia bribery.

49.  Deputy Postmaster General John Nolan said the letter cited by Morris had been removed from the system, sealed and tested for anthrax by the FBI.

50.  Deputy President Thabo Mbeki said the Cabinet had given them a standing ovation after the "very moving" testimony and would consider the request for funds.