91.   And after months of political free fall, his message seemed to be taking hold.

92.   An unmistakable new energy has taken hold in Center City, as the locals call downtown Philadelphia.

93.   Analysts predict there will be thousands of transactions a day as competition takes hold.

94.   And it took hold early in his life.

95.   And so a remarkable mood has taken hold through the bright mornings and cold, clear nights, one not experienced before during the nonstop work and permanent fatigue.

96.   And like parents, teachers rarely know whether the seeds they have planted will take hold.

97.   And quickly, a dynamic of widespread coziness took hold.

98.   And the portrait of President Bush that took hold in news coverage was that of an elite, weak leader disconnected from the concerns of most Americans.

99.   And surfing, already big for decades on the U.S. West Coast, was starting to take hold back east, especially in Florida.

100.   And once the disease took hold, death, if it occurred, came a day or two later.