71.   Hopes fade for a Hong Kong-bound New Zealand schooner feared lost in cyclonic conditions.

72.   Hopes were fading at the Central Bank building on Thursday that any survivors of the explosion would be found in the debris.

73.   Hopes were fading Friday for five people aboard a classic New Zealand schoooner feared to have foundered in a cyclone while heading for a tall ships race in Hongkong.

74.   Hopes were fading on Saturday of finding further survivors amongst the ruins of the building destroyed by an earthquake on Thursday in Egion.

75.   But hopes were fading for the trapped adults and children.

76.   But the hopes soon faded.

77.   Cragnotti had been criticial of Zeman when their championship hopes faded for good, but now says he is pleased Zeaman will be with Lazio for another year.

78.   Rescue parties were searching for the missing miner, but hopes were fading that they would find him alive, the West Driefontein company said.

79.   Such hopes have since faded.

80.   The Green Bay Packers could secure a return to the playoffs when they host the Cleveland Browns, whose postseason hopes have all but faded.