61.   Now, after a series of admittedly lean years, these pop-culture satirists are back with a greatest-hits-live album that sounds surprisingly fresh.

62.   Rents have soared, and some of the small businesses that struggled through the lean years have been squeezed out.

63.   Reindl warned that the risk of creating such a new entitlement is that it would face intense pressure in lean budgetary years.

64.   Since Mack Brown left North Carolina for Texas, the Tar Heels football team has gone through some lean years.

65.   Still, many companies have already filled their coffers enough to last through many lean years.

66.   Still, some farmers are making it through a lean year.

67.   That means more workers and lots of overtime, which pleases many workers anxious to pay off mortgages and debts accumulated during the lean years.

68.   That means Oceaneering and other service providers have enjoyed improved performance this year after two lean years.

69.   The Army attributed those lean years largely to the strong economy siphoning off potential recruits into better-paying jobs.

70.   The company believes it can persuade the Air Force and Congress to add enough orders during the lean years to sustain production.