91.   Because so much is unknown about charter schools, some groups, like the New Jersey Parent-Teacher Association, have not taken a position on the idea.

92.   Because he often takes counterintuitive positions, it is difficult to find anyone who wholeheartedly agrees with Torricelli on all the issues.

93.   Because he tends to take large positions, each stock decision is crucial.

94.   Because Taiwan independence is such a divisive issue in the Chinese community, Wang said his group has refrained from taking a position.

95.   Banks felt especially flush because, like German banks, Japanese banks can take equity positions in industrial companies.

96.   Because that money is raised and spent locally, the state has long taken the position that the property tax is a local tax.

97.   Bednash said her organization has not taken a position on the matter because the group sees how it can both benefit patients and hurt doctors.

98.   Bill Gates and Microsoft have yet to take a position.

99.   Bibi, the second son, had just taken a position with the Boston Consulting Group, a corporate strategy company, after studying architecture and management at MIT.

100.   Blackmun recently took the position that the death penalty is unconstitutional in all cases, the only member of the court who has that view.