71.   A brief rally midway through the second half enabled them to avoid complete embarrassment.

72.   A condominium project that Boyle tried to develop in Vermont went into bankruptcy midway through construction.

73.   A jock who played football, basketball and baseball, Dunn was diagnosed with cancer midway through high school and went through chemotherapy.

74.   A Ken Norton knockout forced Bledsoe to leave the game midway through the first quarter.

75.   A strong start for the Kings ended when the Avalanche went on the power play midway through the period on an Ian Laperriere hooking penalty.

76.   A trade of field goals left the visitors ahead midway through the second quarter.

77.   A third defendant, former Nichols lawyer Charles Schleicher, was acquitted by Smith midway through his trial late last year.

78.   About midway through the piece, I paused and looked out the window of the plane.

79.   About midway through the questioning, Clinton lost his notoriously volcanic temper at a question posed by a prosecutor.

80.   About midway through the first act, though, one begins to sense that the charm is wearing off.