81.   Missing three field-goal attempts in a three-point playoff defeat will do that to a guy.

82.   Morten Andersen, the longtime New Orleans star, made eight field goals in eight attempts in those two games for the Falcons.

83.   Nedney is expected to handle the kickoff duties and the long field-goal attempts in the Ravens game Sunday at Tennessee.

84.   Nursing a bruised shoulder, he had only two rushing attempts in a December game against the Panthers.

85.   Olajuwon blocked a Glenn Robinson attempt in the lane.

86.   One, Northern Electric Plc, escaped the first takeover attempt in the industry after bidder Trafalgar House Plc withdrew because of unexpected changes in regulation and electricity prices.

87.   Other attempts in the last decade to break the New York-San Francisco record have resulted in capsized boats and waterlogged crews.

88.   Previous privatization attempts in those industries have failed, largely because of strong union opposition to the sale of businesses related to oil.

89.   Red October managers still urge shareholders to resist the first public takeover attempt in Russia.

90.   Republican leaders have already defeated Democratic attempts in both houses to ban such gifts.