81.   PHOENIX - Another step up the ladder for Chris Speier.

82.   Rural chic sounds like a step up from country chic, which has more to do with heart-shaped pillows and duck motifs.

83.   Seasonal demand also lifted silver as jewelers step up their purchases ahead of year-end holidays.

84.   She came here eager for a step up in class, to ready herself for the World University Games and her first tour on the European circuit this summer.

85.   Silver demand is at a seasonal peak as jewelers step up purchases for the end-of-year holiday shopping season.

86.   Silver demand is at its seasonal peak as jewelers step up their purchases ahead of the end of year holidays.

87.   So favors telecommunications and electrical-machinery stocks, which will profit as the government steps up fixed-asset investment.

88.   Still, concern about North Korea may be overblown as South Korea steps up diplomatic contacts.

89.   Some warn that they might start defending their crops with guns if the government steps up its seizures.

90.   The announcement comes as Jewish organizations step up efforts to trace assets lost during World War II.