71.   Jospin apparently is hoping the National Assembly will adopt the proposal as law before presidential elections this spring.

72.   Lawmakers adopted his proposal to allow digital signatures on electronic legal and business transactions.

73.   Many Internet users urged the board to adopt all proposals that were technically sound.

74.   Mrs Cha urged the market to adopt the proposals to improve consistency.

75.   On a trip to the Middle East last week, Powell adopted a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for a period of calm at the very outset.

76.   The board was likely to adopt the proposal on Friday.

77.   The delegates reconvened to adopt a proposal to call on the government to hold elections sooner than planned.

78.   The ICC meeting also adopted a proposal for post-test meetings between captains, umpires and referees.

79.   The International Amateur Athletic Federation is expected to adopt the proposals at its three-day council meeting in Barcelona, Spain, starting Sunday.

80.   The Montenegrin government was due to formally adopt the proposals on Thursday.