71.   The refinery lifted the force majeure clause on its gasoline delivery contracts on Monday, meaning it can now guarantee its contractual obligations.

72.   The two companies say they have fulfilled contractual obligations to each other, are happy with the results but have decided to go in different directions.

73.   The suit accuses Exxon of violating state law and contractual obligations by mingling natural gas and oil production from varying depths in Kleberg and Willacy.

74.   Those charges include severance pay for laid-off workers, penalty payments to suppliers for lower production and exposure from contractual obligations to customers.

75.   Traditionally, most traders buy or sell futures to eliminate their contractual obligation to deliver or receive grain.

76.   Until Parcells can get out from under his contractual obligations with the New England Patriots, Belichick will serve as the designated Jets lame duck.

77.   Vennen, of Merck, said his company had a contractual obligation to provide ImClone with data from its trials in their current form.

78.   Unfortunately, rival contractual obligations stood in the way of a soundtrack recording.

79.   Weston said his lawyers have advised him that the company must fulfill contractual obligations in the process of canceling the contracts.