71.   The decision followed a day of promises by sports and government officials to punish the athletes, if investigations proved it warranted.

72.   The decision to take in the Palestinians followed a day of intense diplomacy between Cypriot, Israeli and EU officials, Cypriot government sources said on condition of anonymity.

73.   The incident followed a day of severe gales, heavy rain and high tides which left flood warnings in force in many parts of Britain and Ireland.

74.   The former Yugoslav republics agreed today to create a Serb state in Bosnia, a Bosnian diplomat said following a day of U.S.-sponsored talks.

75.   The killing followed a day of arson in Pontianak and violence on Sulawesi island.

76.   The ominous moves from both sides followed a day of violence and retaliation Wednesday.

77.   The promise to return to work follows several days of union disruption which had threatened to shatter a decade of relative labor peace.

78.   The news followed a day of confusion over the negotiations, with oil officials from Chechnya going back and forth on whether the two sides had reached agreement.

79.   The news followed a day of intense speculation after trading in shares of Yahoo were halted shortly after the markets opened Wednesday.

80.   The pace of activity picked up dramatically on Thursday, following several days when workers tiptoed gingerly about setting dynamite blasts to break up the rock.