71.   Primakov declined to provide details on the possible settlement.

72.   Swissair lawyers asked a federal judge Monday to decide whether the families, who are negotiating a possible legal settlement with the airline, are entitled to punitive damages.

73.   Swissair spokesman Jean-Claude Donzel said Swissair is in contact with lawyers in the United States, Switzerland and France over possible settlements.

74.   The announcement by Credit Suisse, Swiss Bank Corp. and Union Bank of Switzerland marked the first time the banks have specified a figure for a possible settlement.

75.   The announcement by Credit Suisse, Swiss Bank Corp. and Union Bank of Switzerland marked the first time the banks have named a figure for a possible settlement.

76.   The computer industry has been anxiously awaiting a possible settlement and hoping it would help struggling tech companies.

77.   The computer industry has been anxiously awaiting a possible settlement and hoping it would provide a lift for struggling tech companies.

78.   The sources said they believed the two were working out the details of a possible settlement which Aziz would present to Saddam and the ruling Revolutionary Command Council.

79.   The two sides plan to form working groups then to tackle details of a possible settlement, a step the two nations agreed upon last November.

80.   This is the first time the banks have named a figure for a possible settlement.