71.   And lawyers for Tucker are preparing to argue next week that he should be treated with leniency because of declining health.

72.   And lawyers for all the defendants said it was too late to second-guess the work of Sweet and Farr, who died last year.

73.   And lawyers for the city argued that the brothers should have known better.

74.   And only after a decision on the Cincinnati exchange would the agency pass judgment on the United States Stock Exchange proposal, lawyers for the Chicago Stock Exchange said.

75.   And Ronald M. Kleinberg, a lawyer for the Society for the Feast of San Gennaro, did not answer telephone calls either at his home or office.

76.   And lawyers for industry groups that battle the animal lawyers say millions of dollars are available from animal welfare groups to pay for legal work that advances their aims.

77.   And lawyers for the family said they will abide by a court ruling, even if it means sending Elian back to his father.

78.   And lawyers for the Jefferson County School District said they are investigating whether they can block the release of the tapes to the general public.

79.   And Lou Aloise, a lawyer for Barnes, said the firefighters themselves might have worsened the blaze when they vented an elevator shaft.

80.   And the judge told lawyers for both sides this week that he would decide dismissal motions in other cases filed on behalf of HMO subscribers early next month.