111.   As a basis for his position as a global warming-skeptic, Michaels relies, in part, on satellite temperatures, rather than surface temperatures.

112.   As a result, the candidates have used their positions as a springboard to explain why they would be a better president.

113.   As a senator, Haytaian would not be in the same position as Mrs. Whitman to make good on his tax proposals.

114.   Arteaga argued her position as vice president give her the right to step into the presidency.

115.   Assemblyman Tony Cardenas, D-Mission Hills, vowed to use his position as head of the Assembly Budget Committee to acquire state funds for the project.

116.   Asserting that it did not sell the collateral, the firm cited its position as evidence of its good faith with a long-time client.

117.   At a time when the School of Paris was generally thought to be in decline, Balthus kept his position as a major European artist.

118.   At first he bounced between jobs, but ultimately he landed a steady position as a security guard at the World Trade Center.

119.   At the end of a second dismal season, Robinson was asked by the Grambling president to consider stepping aside and accepting a position as a university vice president.

120.   At the same time, Ms. Messinger, in her position as Manhattan Borough president, began airing radio advertising Tuesday promoting the rent regulation proposal.