71.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher this week is shuttling between Jerusalem and Damascus in an effort to lay the groundwork for accelerated negotiations between Israel and Syria.

72.   Something that will lay the groundwork for becoming a National League contender in the near future?

73.   Stone sets her story half in Burundi and the other half in the Bay Area, and it takes her time to lay her groundwork.

74.   Such data should help AFCAT judge the success of its efforts as well as lay the groundwork for future studies.

75.   Tensions also are more likely to deescalate quickly when parents lay some groundwork.

76.   The agency will also lay the groundwork for telecommunications asset sales by setting calling rates and awarding of licenses to operate telecommunications services.

77.   That line of questioning could help lay the groundwork for the defense to suggest that Diallo was selling bootleg videotapes, and thus had reason to fear the police.

78.   The American attacks Wednesday appeared to lay the groundwork for an alliance offensive here.

79.   The commentaries seem intended to alienate her from the public and also to lay the groundwork for any possible action against her.

80.   The finance minister and central banker agreed that in a mix of low interest rates and a stronger dollar lay the groundwork for a pickup in the French economy.