91.   The company said that the brief breakdown came as it was making a routine upgrade of the software in its network.

92.   The comments came as Giuliani sought to solidify his support among Democratic voters.

93.   The comments came as military forensic experts studied the remains of victims of a second controversial missile strike in a Zhawar Khili cave complex in southeastern Afghanistan.

94.   The crash came as Diana was building a new role for herself spearheading a campaign to ban land-mines globally.

95.   The crash came as Germany was already deep into national self-reflection, in an election year that is seeing the economy steadily worsen.

96.   The corn sales came as the USDA is forecasting the third-largest corn crop on record.

97.   The deal settlement came as U S West is scrambling to keep control of an exploding market in fax, pager and telephone lines in Denver.

98.   The decision came as no surprise, said City Attorney Dan Muse.

99.   The consolidation came as bankers sought to cut costs and buy new markets for their products in an over-banked U.S.

100.   The defeat for the Republicans came as Gore has been picking up votes in the manual recount.