91.   Most arts organizations in this city operate without any kind of net, which is intensely stressful and one of the highest reasons for burnout, I think.

92.   Napster is undergoing a redesign in the hope of being able to operate without the threat of lawsuits.

93.   National Semi has been operating without a chief executive officer since early February, when Gil Amelio left to become CEO of Apple Computer.

94.   My kitchen could not operate without canned tomatoes.

95.   Most nontraditional religious sects operate without outward problems.

96.   NEW VIRUS A new e-mail worm virus is loose, security experts warn, and it can operate without the opening of an attachment.

97.   No business of any kind that has large amounts of cash lying around can afford to operate without full, visible and heavily armed protectors in most major cities.

98.   Neither the Garden Project nor the Tree Corps can operate without support.

99.   No one knows for sure how many operate without permits.

100.   Nonetheless, it has never operated without a government subsidy.