101.   The transformation has joined low cattle prices, high grain prices and foreign competition as major problems for ranchers.

102.   Then Gov. Gray Davis suspended any expansion of retail competition as part of an emergency power law signed earlier this month.

103.   They were kicked out of the qualifying competition as part of United Nations sanctions arising out of the wars in Croatia and Bosnia.

104.   Tunisia trudged off the field and out of the competition as thousands of delirious fans flooded onto the streets of this normally-sleepy city.

105.   Until recently, the Japanese rice market was closed to foreign competition as part of its policy of seeking self-reliance in rice production.

106.   War-torn Yugoslavia was thrown out of the competition as part of United Nations sanctions.

107.   Washington demanded more Chinese openness to foreign competition as a precondition for Chinese membership.

108.   While some welcome the competition as a way of breaking down government-supported media monopolies, others fear an influx of permissive Western TV fare.

109.   Yamaguchi said the figure skating world would have been heavy-hearted had Gordeeva not returned to competition as a solo skater.

110.   With many records Dumpster-bound, Brown came up with the competition as a way to put some vinyl back in circulation.