71.   And city officials are trying to lure the New England Patriots football team to Providence from Foxboro, Mass., with plans to build an outdoor stadium.

72.   And city officials do not deny that this is one intent of the regulations.

73.   And city officials were quick to point out that they had complied with all laws.

74.   And city officials who work with the homeless contend that more than half of those in their care are either from other regions of Italy or foreigners.

75.   And city officials, in turn, say the conference merely allows them to show off Austin to a couple-hundred giant companies at once.

76.   And cracks in the brickwork appear to have been covered over with cosmetic work, according to city officials and executives involved in stabilizing the building.

77.   And in those cases where a city official actually did complain, under-the-table payments usually smoothed things over, she said.

78.   And city officials here are warning that if Dreamworks goes, the whole residential-office-retail project may be in jeopardy.

79.   And city officials said they believed the cuts would get worse by the end of the decade.

80.   And city officials say only half of those who apply each month now get permanent housing.