101.   Such talk had been sparked after Prime Minister Alain Juppe backed down at the weekend on plans to raise the age at which railworkers qualify for a state pension.

102.   That is because their deals now involve money from state pension plans and college endowments, which do not want to be tarred as corporate raiders.

103.   The Legislature has also shown a willingness to use the state pension funds to further social goals.

104.   The plan, which has been criticized by both Democratic and Republican legislators, would help balance the state budget and close a deficit in the state pension system.

105.   The president said his government is seeking to redistribute land to the poor, boost education and make state pension plans fairer.

106.   The stampede towards private pensions in the U.K. also happened partly because of the perceived inadequacy of state pensions.

107.   The state pension fund ranks among the top public investment funds in the country for its heavy reliance on stocks, both foreign and domestic.

108.   The victims included the state pension funds of New York and Connecticut as well as owners of numerous mutual funds and individual retirement accounts.

109.   Then it focused on corporations, state pension funds, and other institutional clients, assuming a lower profile before individual investors.

110.   Their relationship became particularly bitter when Malone blocked Blanchette from winning a high-paying position to manage state pension funds.