91.   Even when the church bravely took on military dictators in Chile, Brazil and El Salvador, most cardinals and bishops remained quiet on economic issues.

92.   Extension of the Japan-U.S. semiconductor agreement is looming as a major bilateral economic issue.

93.   Female officeholders still have the benefit of being perceived as less partisan and more conciliatory, but they suffer from being seen as softer on economic issues and crime.

94.   Finally, Gephardt says he wants to focus on economic issues and their impact on average working Americans.

95.   For days, his aides had debated the pros and cons of the trip, which was intended to ease rising tensions over economic issues.

96.   For at least half the country it is the biggest economic issue next to income itself.

97.   First, the presence of rats is an economic issue.

98.   For the first time in three years, economic issues may not be at the fore of an APEC session.

99.   From job growth to tax cuts, President Clinton and GOP challenger Bob Dole are hammering each other over the most important economic issues facing the nation.

100.   For U.S. ranchers, such broad-brush economic issues are almost academic.