61.   Zimbabwe skipper Andy Flower won the toss and elected to bat, a decision he may have regretted in the searing heat.

62.   Helicopters and aircraft were used to help put out the blaze, believed to have been started by the searing heat of the past few days.

63.   In searing tropical heat little relieved by slow overhead fans, the pontiff moved among beds and wheelchairs, holding hands, touching faces and blessing each of them.

64.   But Bjorkman climbed back into the contest on seventh game under the searing heat which finally forced minders to hoist a green unbrella over the visiting royal.

65.   The searing heat, which has caused millions of dollars in farm and livestock losses, has also spawned storms and winds responsible for at least another six deaths.

66.   The workrate demanded by Sacchi and the searing heat in which matches are played have taken their toll.

67.   They had waited for hours out of the shade in searing heat so that they would not lose their alloted places for the arrival ceremony.

68.   Wholesale markets of perishable goods reported similar problems because of the searing heat.

69.   Neither searing heat nor debilitating humidity are proving too much for the streams of tourists who are helping establish the city-state of Dubai as a prime Gulf resort.

70.   Sampras broke five strings during the match, played in searing heat, but never lost his cool except for a brief letdown in the third set.