61.   Thoroughly sick of assembly line thrillers that after a promising start turn predictable and flabby?

62.   With such a promising start, the Breeze might be as successful as . . . the Reliant!

63.   After a promising start at the Australian Open where he reached the quarterfinals, Ivanisevic washed out in the first round of the French Open.

64.   After such a promising start for the Seattle Seahawks, the finish to their first season under Mike Holmgren was so disappointing.

65.   And after a promising start by playmaker Zinedine Zidane, the French machinery soon came unstuck.

66.   Australia lost opener Michael Slater in the last over before lunch after making a promising start to the crucial fourth and final test Saturday.

67.   Australia lost opener Michael Slater in the last over before lunch after making a promising start to the crucial fourth and final cricket Test here Saturday.

68.   Earlier, New Zealand had self destructed after a promising start.

69.   Either their viral levels never got that low or they rebounded after a promising start.

70.   From its promising start, the movie fades to standard-issue gunplay, car stunts, explosions and computer hacking.