91.   Others welcome it as a much-needed boost to the profile of speedskating.

92.   Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic will be welcomed as new members.

93.   Protestant Ulstermen were welcomed as heroes.

94.   She is by his side on most overseas trips and is what the airlines would probably welcome as a dream flyer.

95.   Some housing activists have welcomed it as a symbolic move, while others have called the action meager compared to the demand for low-cost housing.

96.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan was briefed on the proposal Tuesday, and welcomed it as a first step towards resuming disarmament work in Iraq, spokesman Fred Eckhard said Wednesday.

97.   Some welcomed it as the year of return to the Chinese motherland, while others expressed fear.

98.   The announcement was welcomed as long-overdue by safety groups.

99.   The document lacked firm commitments but was still welcomed as a blueprint for reducing global misery.

100.   The flurry of bank merger plans announced over the past two weeks should be welcomed as part of a broad program to strengthen the banking industry.