91.   The Clinton administration cast the new protocol as an important tool to stem the spread of biological weapons.

92.   The L.A. Times was an important tool in this manifest destiny.

93.   The most important tool in their cabs is their horn.

94.   The most important sharpening tool you should keep on hand is a whetstone or similar flat abrasive stone.

95.   The most important tool, of course, is the checkbook or credit card, which should be kept handy in the tool apron or shirt pocket.

96.   The regional Bells, however, hailed the decision as an important tool that will serve consumers.

97.   The relationship, however, is an important recruiting tool.

98.   The Tony Awards have become an increasingly important marketing tool, a stamp of approval that can boost the box office of a flagging show.

99.   The Tonys have become an important promotional tool for Broadway, the one time each year that theater gets into living rooms west of the Hudson River.

100.   The United States in the post-Cold War era has made trade perhaps the most important tool for expanding its ties with other nations.