71.   The ideal conditions are cold and dry, says vice president James C. Gagne of Strategic Weather Services, a consulting firm that provides long-range forecasts to retailers.

72.   The ideal conditions should allow more players to shoot low, which could draw more players into contention.

73.   The ideal conditions that your Yeast Beasts need to give off gas and rise are in a warm, draft-free place.

74.   The long, dry summer in the Southeast should create ideal conditions for brilliant fall foliage.

75.   The new outlook for heat with occasional showers represents ideal growing conditions, analysts said.

76.   The snow was hard packed and offered ideal walking conditions.

77.   The U.S. Corn Belt had below-normal temperatures and scattered showers over the weekend, ideal conditions for both crops.

78.   The sunshine will compliment two weeks of rain that provided ideal conditions for pollination, which determines how much grain each ear will produce.

79.   The Vox recordings were not made under ideal conditions.

80.   These were less than ideal conditions for pitchers.