91.   Investors took the initiative, the demand skyrocketed and the funds seemed to sell themselves.

92.   It is Celia, played with appealing, waspish wryness by Ms. Dodds, who takes the initiative and shows the greater elan here.

93.   It was Franklin who took the initiative during her first visit to the Warner Center Gun Club in Woodland Hills.

94.   Just Thursday, Cheyenne took the initiative with a swift lawsuit that staggered its nimble opponent.

95.   Know-nothings and demagogues were able to exploit this, taking the initiative away from perestroika and leading the country down a dead end.

96.   Levitt took the initiative in raising the issue in recent years and pushed for a rule despite substantial political opposition.

97.   Most employers in the new economy want workers who are autonomous, can take initiative, and are independent problem-solvers, says Moses.

98.   Most American governments are happy to cooperate with Washington, and they expect it to take the initiative on many crucial matters.

99.   More tasks are outsourced, and the employees remaining are expected to be more creative and self-starting, to take more initiative.

100.   Ms. Solo said the family was not well known, and believed it could be more effective if nobody knew it was taking the initiative.