91.   The culture minister is in charge of organizing sports events and oversees Olympic preparations.

92.   The deplorable action of Mr. Toubon leads us to think that this is a political move the culture minister of a nation like France should not have made.

93.   The European Union culture ministers meet Thursday in Spain.

94.   The event is the brainchild of Jack Lang, the former Socialist culture minister who was committed to preserving the national heritage.

95.   The film quota issue will be discussed at a meeting of EU culture ministers in Bordeaux, France, next Monday and Tuesday.

96.   The governing Socialists have chosen the culture minister as their presidential candidate after his predecessor was disqualified because he was born in America, state radio reported Wednesday.

97.   The governing Socialists have chosen the culture minister as their presidential candidate after his predecessor was disqualified, state radio reported Wednesday.

98.   The intervention by Oddsson followed criticism from Bjorn Bjarnason, the former education and culture minister who resigned his post to contest mayoral elections in Reykjavik last month.

99.   The ministers concerned include Simone Veil, a well-known center-right politician, ecologist Brice Lalonde and the current culture minister, Philippe Douste-Blazy.

100.   The new culture minister will be historian Andrzej Zakrzewski, a close aide to Solidarity founder and former President Lech Walesa.