91.   It was his second futile go-around with the Green Party, a small organization centered in the West that champions environmental issues.

92.   Its immediate political result was to thrust the Communist-hunter Joseph McCarthy front and center in the national spotlight.

93.   Karzai would run a permanent government that is striving to extend its control across the country, from its relatively small base centered in Kabul.

94.   Last month an earthquake centered in nearby Samangan province killed dozens of people.

95.   Large-scale smuggling of arms and drugs, which is centered in Vlore, flourished during the Bosnian war.

96.   Like Ali, the shopkeeper, many of those in the new wave of refugees are members of the Pashtun tribe whose population is centered in the south.

97.   Like much of the Republic, it has benefited greatly from the high-technology boom centered in Dublin.

98.   McKinney has faced challenges from both Democrats and Republicans but she consistently has beaten them back with the help of her loyal base, centered in south DeKalb.

99.   Most cash funneled into the country flows through Japan, which has a large Korean population centered in Osaka.

100.   Most of the gain was centered in the West, where sales ran at the highest level in almost four years.