41.  According to the National Candle Association, based in Washington, D.C., consumers are increasingly choosing candles for their fragrance.

42.  According to a process that has been repeated frequently in recent weeks, the cabinet was likely choosing targets for military actions against the Palestinians.

43.  According to bridal consultants, brides are choosing very simple but elegant gowns with long trains.

44.  After all, very few investors were choosing funds according to after-tax performance.

45.  All around her, men and women were choosing among color televisions, microwaves, and fancy new vacuum cleaners.

46.  Brides and grooms who want to create a unique mood for their big day are choosing holidays or other themes around which they can build this atmosphere.

47.  By the same token, expectant parents are increasingly choosing to induce labor so the birth can be scheduled at their convenience -- between work projects, for instance.

48.  By a landslide, Americans are choosing the good over the grotesque, excellence over exploitation, quiet virtue over gratuitous violence, and character over pointless cruelty. . . .

49.  By contrast, voters in a Senate race are choosing members of a deliberative body.

50.  Chase Manhattan is choosing to keep Chemical Trust because it is larger than Chase Manhattan Trust and handles a wider range of business, Scott said.