71.   The Kiwis failed to seize the initiative.

72.   The prevailing view is that it is better to seize the initiative and not risk being boxed in by bad news later.

73.   The queen, who cannot have been pleased to hear Diana suggest during the interview that Charles was unfit to be king, has seized the initiative.

74.   The Swiss team gradually managed to seize the initiative but squandered opportunities.

75.   The talks resume Monday in Belfast with stalemate the only realistic prospect so long as the two governments wait for local politicians to seize the initiative.

76.   The visitors seized the initiative from the kickoff, forcing Azerbaijani goalkeeper Cahangir Hasanzade to make several stunning saves in the first minutes of the match.

77.   With nothing to lose, Spartak went on the offensive from the very first minute of the second half and seized the initiative, threatening the visitors net.

78.   We have seized the initiative from the men of violence.

79.   While Nestle refused to comment, Maggi soups have been recently relaunched in more attractive packaging.But the new CPC is bent on seizing initiative.

80.   Will President Soeharto now seize the initiative for peaceful reform by reaching out credibly to his most serious critics?