81.   On Tuesday, New York lawmakers sought to put the best face on the agreement, declaring it a victory.

82.   On Tuesday, they sought to put the best face on this unexpected twist.

83.   Officials at IDC in Framingham, Mass., put the best face on the deal.

84.   Opponents tried to put the best face on their loss.

85.   Pakistan struggled on Wednesday to put the best face on the deal reached for an interim government in Afghanistan, with senior officials expressing public delight and private dismay.

86.   Others, like the mayor of Bayonne, tried to put the best face on the news, noting that the bases might be turned into vibrant commercial hubs.

87.   Political rivals tried to put the best face forward, the new majority declining to gloat and the new minority refusing to sulk - at least in public.

88.   Putting the best face on the situation, senior Russian offices said the rebels had been routed.

89.   Publicly, company officials are putting the best face on the situation, but privately they are frustrated after everything they have done to support China financially and politically.

90.   Republicans in both houses sought to put the best face on the breakdown over tax cuts.