111.   Television sets the pace, its snaking cables choking momentum whenever a commercial timeout is due.

112.   Television sets the pace.

113.   Takeover speculation boosted Pearson Plc, Thorn EMI Plc and Rexam Plc. Gains in takeover targeted stocks should set the pace for next week.

114.   That set the pace.

115.   The Celtics seem athletic enough to set the pace against many teams.

116.   The Bruins outshot the Maple Leafs and set the pace of the game until the final minutes of regulation.

117.   The Bulls may be setting the pace, but already they are expressing concern about playing Orlando.

118.   The cost of modern transportation, with jets setting the pace, has dropped precipitously, especially relative to the value of traded goods.

119.   The deal shows how technology companies are being forced to combine in order to battle Intel, which has been setting the pace in chip design and pricing.

120.   The decline outweighed an overnight drop in U.S. Treasuries, which set the pace for global debt markets.