71.   Banking stocks, especially Sanwa Bank, which has close ties to Kizu, led the market lower.

72.   Because the Cotton, Sugar and Orange have ties, not that many people know them.

73.   Because he resides in Minneapolis, Mikan has close ties to the Timberwolves.

74.   Because I have close ties to a lot of people in the league, that may influence my thinking.

75.   Barkley Evergreen has no ties to Sprint.

76.   Before its abrupt financial collapse amid an accounting scandal last fall, Enron had close ties to the Bush administration.

77.   Barton, who has strong ties to Christian activists, hopes to force a House vote on the issue on Wednesday.

78.   Beit Jalla is a Christian suburb of Bethlehem, where families have extensive ties in the United States, Europe and Latin America.

79.   Bell said in a statement Wednesday that he does not know Lay and has no ties to Enron.

80.   Bergsten, who is director of the Institute for International Economics think tank, has close ties to administration officials.