61.   Nor did it indicate that a person was incapable of acting without bias, Allen said.

62.   Norton had said the Bush administration would not reverse the designations, but her letter reflects a view that Clinton acted without proper deference to local opinion.

63.   One mayor was taken to court, but the judge in the case said he could not act without a specific complaint.

64.   Pataki acted without consulting Mayor Rudolph Giuliani or the city schools chancellor, Rudy Crew.

65.   Rival Broadway producers -- refusing to let their names be used -- expressed doubts that Dobie had acted without consulting anyone back in Britain.

66.   She told The Chronicle that the utilities should simply have acted without guidance from commission staff.

67.   Some said similar policies are in place or being drafted anyway, while others predicted schools would act without trying to distinguish between harassment and teasing.

68.   Standifer either acted without consent from the school, or was left to take the fall when the horde of reporters flooded the campus.

69.   Taubman has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing, saying that Brooks acted without his knowledge.

70.   Supervisors acknowledged that disciplinary measures taken in those cases had made other officers more reluctant to act without getting approval first from higher-ups.