61.   Speaking earlier at Moscow airport, Yeltsin said the troop withdrawal would bring Russia and Germany together, dismissing charges that the move marked a defeat for Russia.

62.   Such a move would mark an abrupt about-face for France, which last week stood alone in blocking an EU proposal to further open gas and electricity markets.

63.   Speaking earlier at Moscow airport, Yeltsin said they would bring Russia and Germany together, dismissing charges that the move marked a defeat for Russia.

64.   The move marks a widening of a scandal involving Izui, an Osaka-based broker, who was also known as a major political fund donor.

65.   The move marks the first expansion of NAFTA since it was launched.

66.   The move marks the second stage of an alliance that started in April when the two steel makers agreed to cooperate in technical exchanges.

67.   The move marked one of the biggest acquisitions ever undertaken by an Irish public company.

68.   The move marked the end of an era, said Koichi Fujimoto, an analyst at Okasan Securities Co. Ltd.

69.   The move marked the second time Bhutto has been dismissed as premier in her political career.

70.   The move marks an acceleration in a recent market downturn, as investors become less certain that a global economic renaissance will emerge next year.