71.   Another reason for the polarization is that the prevalence of negative ads in campaigns has made it harder for parties to kiss and make up after the election.

72.   Another regulator, who requested anonymity, said fuller disclosure would make it harder for Wall Street firms to make improper payments to public officials.

73.   As a result, lenders and other mortgage-related organizations made it harder to assume fixed-rate loans.

74.   As a result, the Bush administration backs a bill that would make it harder for EPA to stop highway projects.

75.   As a result, its relatively weak debt position will become even weaker, making it harder to benefit from a recovery in steel prices, the analyst said.

76.   As a result, its relatively weak debt position will become even weaker, making it harder to benefit from a recovery in steel prices.

77.   As growth slows, the government takes less money in taxes, making it harder to cut deficits without courting political unpopularity by cutting spending.

78.   As in other places, carjackings became fashionable here partly as security systems made it harder to steal unoccupied vehicles.

79.   As for the argument that the ban will make it harder to break world records, that is a more legitimate concern.

80.   As it turned out, however, the rigidity of retail prices made it harder for the state to cope with its crisis.