71.   No longer having to deal with a serious partner in world affairs, the United States decided it could act at will.

72.   One of her costars, Constance McCashin, who teaches acting at Brandeis, has remained best friends with Harris.

73.   Only a small minority expect the Bundesbank to act at its meeting tomorrow.

74.   Parcells put his arm around the staff member, asked how he was doing and at that moment acted as if they were best friends.

75.   One rating attempt was made by the schools themselves at the behest of the Arizona Board of Regents, which acted at the urging of Regent Andy Hurwitz.

76.   Others are acting only at the edges of portfolios, raising a little cash, further blending the mix of stocks or adding shares of more stable stocks.

77.   Ragsdale, who studied acting at Southern Methodist University in her native Texas, found the transition from stand-up to acting fairly smooth.

78.   Preska acted at the request of the Securities Investor Protection Corp., a non-profit corporation that tries to protect customers when brokerages are in financial trouble.

79.   Raymond Edward Johnson was born in Kenosha, Wis., worked as a bank teller, and then studied acting at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago.

80.   SBC, in a statement, expressed confidence that it had acted lawfully at all times.