61.   But these back-room comments could have been made very easily last month by Sun Microsystems chairman and chief executive Scott McNeally with reference to Microsoft itself.

62.   But Wall Street has been rocked in recent months by rapid consolidation as firms combine and foreign and domestic banks look for partners.

63.   Chubais retaliated this month by persuading Yeltsin to dismiss Boris Berezovsky, a tycoon and close ally of Gusinsky, from the national security council.

64.   Clinton fueled the debate earlier this month by praising programs that emphasize economic need rather than race or gender.

65.   Complaints about the abusive treatment of elderly people in nursing homes are often ignored for many months by state and federal officials, congressional investigators said Monday.

66.   Clay Roberts, the director of the state Division of Elections, said new legislation signed this month by Gov. Jeb Bush should provide more safeguards for legitimate voters.

67.   Comparable national rates were reported over the past month by national statistics offices.

68.   Data released earlier this month by the National Center for Health Statistics bear Wells out.

69.   Cyprus was to have been the focus of a mission this month by Richard C. Holbrooke, assistant secretary of state.

70.   Despite the high stakes and the tough talk earlier this month by State Department officials, now the United States is calling for patience as the clock ticks on.