71.   The charismatic executive rose to the top ranks of GM by pioneering what was often viewed as the most aggressive system in the world for buying auto components cheaply.

72.   The change set in motion a reshuffling in the top ranks of corporate Sweden.

73.   The company leaped to the top ranks of computer sellers by selling low-priced PCs at discount and department store chains.

74.   The decision follows a debate within the top ranks of the Justice Department about the wisdom of a further appeal.

75.   The deals, still subject to shareholder approval, promise to propel Newmont, based in Denver, past AngloGold of South Africa to the top rank.

76.   The faculty was drawn from the top ranks of government and the KGB, the students from the cream of the educational crop.

77.   The filing of the brief, as well as a statement accompanying it, disclosed an unusual fissure in the top ranks of the Justice Department.

78.   The historic victory catapults Woods into the top ranks of endorsers, and maybe beyond.

79.   The merger vaults Morgan Stanley Dean Witter into the top ranks of U.S. asset managers.

80.   The Justice Department needed an experienced crime fighter in its top ranks.