71.   On Sunday, Turkey signaled it had reached a deal and would drop its objections to the European force.

72.   Parliament dropped its objections to the enlarged cabinet after meeting with Museveni.

73.   Russia dropped its objection to the embargo but joined France and other countries in demanding a time limit on any ban approved by the Security Council.

74.   Reunification talks on Cyprus ended in failure Friday after the Turkish Cypriot leader refused to drop objections to the possible entry of the Mediterranean island into the European Union.

75.   Russia is looking for a binding peace agreement with NATO before dropping objections to expansion of the Western military alliance, Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov said Friday.

76.   Sipping champagne after she dropped objections Thursday to the publication of his book, Alan Starkie advised her to read it as therapy.

77.   Spanish authorities agreed to his extradition in February and Rodriguez Saez dropped his objections two months later.

78.   Spanish judicial authorities agreed to his extradition in February and Rodriguez Saez dropped his objections to the ruling two months later.

79.   The British government said it dropped its objections after the others agreed to phase in the new rules more gradually for smaller companies.

80.   The compromise arranged Tuesday allowed Democrats to drop their objections and return to the original legislation.