71.   The government and inmates gave sharply conflicting reports over the cause of the fire.

72.   The increase is consistent with several reports over the past month that indicate improvement in the manufacturing sector.

73.   The incumbent had been stung by news reports over the last two years regarding his combustible temper, erratic behavior and staff mismanagement.

74.   The finding is consistent with several reports over the past month that indicate improvement in the manufacturing sector.

75.   The run was triggered by news reports over the weekend that regulators were planning a rescue for Cosmos because the credit union was facing a financial crisis.

76.   The paper said Ghanimifard made the comments to the Abrar-Eqtesadi newspaper, which ran the report over the weekend.

77.   The reports over VHF radio said several dozen people, most of them civilians, had been killed.

78.   There also were reports over the weekend that hundreds of Shiite Muslims were fleeing the areas because they were afraid invading Taliban troops would kill them.

79.   There were conflicting reports over the number of hijackers.

80.   There have been periodic reports over that time frame that the talks were either close to completion or collapse.