81.   For everyday purchases, he believes in writing a check, so you have a record of the purchase.

82.   For many of the years she was married, she wrote the checks that paid the household bills.

83.   For taxpayers, the accountant assumes a godlike role, determining with the push of a few buttons whether they will be writing checks or receiving them.

84.   For some purchases, he now writes checks from an account he established at an Irish national bank.

85.   For years, he would double what he found and write a check to The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund.

86.   For one thing, users need not show identification, as they would have to when writing checks.

87.   Geraldine Scott, an unemployed railroad clerk, said she was about to be arrested for writing bad checks when she turned to the Defenders Service.

88.   Frequently people spend more time debating whether to postpone paying a bill than writing the check.

89.   He also said she has helped spur women who do not typically turn out to show up and write checks.

90.   He also faced charges of writing bad checks in several northern New Jersey towns and charges of aggravated assault in Leonia.