61.   Even as second-quarter earnings rise, market share remains the critical issue for longer-term profit growth, analysts said.

62.   For any enterprise, especially one in transition, choosing leaders is clearly a critical issue.

63.   For U.S. News, which published its slimmest issue earlier this year, that is a critical issue.

64.   For the first time, it seems that the critical issue of disarming the Irish Republican Army might be resolved.

65.   From the pulpit, ministers urge people to vote, rally people around critical issues and denounce acts that hurt black residents.

66.   Giuliani has signaled that he understands the importance of resolving the chancellor crisis and moving on to the more critical issue of school governance.

67.   He began by taking moderate positions on some critical issues and has survived only by adopting a steadily harder conservatism.

68.   He began his presidency by declaring that health-care reform was the critical issue for America today.

69.   He said the budget did not address the critical issue of long-term structural balance.

70.   He said he hopes his crusade will address critical social issues.