71.   Most top Hesse state politicians have declined to attend the awards ceremony, citing scheduling problems.

72.   Other Slovakian-born players in the NHL face similar scheduling problems.

73.   Safeco has traditionally followed the Safeway Golf Championship in Portland, Ore., and often causes scheduling problems for the players.

74.   Scheduling problems have forced the head of the U.N. weapons inspection program to postpone his visit to Iraq, a U.N spokesman said Wednesday.

75.   Some owners wonder why not just maintain the status quo, even though it causes scheduling problems.

76.   Specter had been scheduled to meet Thursday with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, but the meeting was cancelled because of scheduling problems.

77.   State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said scheduling problems prevented a Powell-Djukanovic meeting.

78.   The consecutive downhills were created by weather-related scheduling problems in Europe.

79.   The haste with which the first Presidents Cup was thrown together created scheduling problems that made it impossible for Els and Ozaki to play.

80.   The Grimsley fight originally was announced for this month but was delayed by scheduling problems, Foreman publicist Mort Sharnik said.