41.  Field, considered a maverick most of his life, never bowed to public or political pressure or to ostracism by his peers.

42.  Federal scientists say there are likely to be many similar questions about the whales as the National Marine Fisheries Service considers its decision.

43.  FINANCIAL (f) TEAMS-SENATE (Washington) _ Senate panel considers proposals to stop the inter-city bidding wars for football teams.

44.  FINANCIAL (f) WARSH-ECONOMIC (Undated) _ Monetary authoritiies consider tectonic shifts.

45.  FINANCIAL (f) FCC-REFORM (Washington) _ House Commerce Committee considers reform of the FCC.

46.  First-term Democratic Rep. Julia Carson of Indiana and Republican Rep. Anne Northup of Kentucky, both considered vulnerable, won re-election to a second term.

47.  Fans of butter consider taste first and foremost, while the two most important factors to bakers are flavor and consistency.

48.  FOOD-ACTIVIST _ DAYTON, Ohio _ NCR is usually considered a company of metal and machines, not Cheddar Mac Salad and Petite Apple Tarts.

49.  Fokker itself considers a bailout led by Dutch companies as a second-best solution.

50.  Folks in Fort Worth often consider their Dallas counterparts "uppity" while many Dallasites have been known to look down upon their Fort Worth brethren as unsophisticated rubes.