91.   For the past couple of years, the cupboards at General Motors Corp. have been virtually bare of new cars and trucks.

92.   For the past couple of years, the FBI has used a technology called Carnivore that allows agents to eavesdrop on computer communications through Internet service providers.

93.   For the past couple of years De La Hoya has been going through the motions.

94.   For the past couple of years, cookbook authors have been addressing the topic at a furious, ever-increasing pace.

95.   For the past couple of weeks I have been addressing the issue of fuel octane as it relates to engine requirements.

96.   For the past couple of weeks, the pitchers have been appearing regularly in the batting cage at Edison Field in preparation, mostly working on bunting.

97.   For the past couple of years this has been the Pygmy recording most readily available to North Americans.

98.   For the past couple of years, she has been a workfare employee at two neighborhood playgrounds.

99.   For the past couple years, your job has been reasonably fun.

100.   Forest Service spokeswoman Linda Martin said federal damage assessment officials have been examining burned structures for the past couple of days.