71.   He accepted the job immediately.

72.   He accepted the job of replacing Press Maravich as coach, knowing well there were no more younger Maraviches on the horizon.

73.   Happy Chandler, a former governor of Kentucky, accepted the job under the impression that he had the power to actually make decisions.

74.   He called Lasorda and accepted the job.

75.   He accepted the job after receiving an invitation in January from the chairwoman of the film studies department, Constance Penley.

76.   He also happily fended off speculation about whether he would accept the job of attorney general in a George W. Bush administration.

77.   He accepted the job of foreign minister.

78.   He accepted the job only after receiving assurances from the Tribune Co. that he would have unbridled powers to rebuild the team.

79.   He discounted speculation that he is leaving in order to accept a job in the private sector and said he has not yet decided what he will do next.

80.   He had come to respect Simon and Mills, he said shortly after accepting the job.