61.   Meanwhile, Tampa Bay makes a great hire, but it came at a steep price.

62.   My hunch is that whoever starts one will pay a steep price, and should.

63.   Moreover, the steep price of the dish, plus the monthly cost for the service, has put off some consumers.

64.   New Orleans Coach Mike Ditka had said he would get Williams at any cost, and he paid a steep price.

65.   News Corp. and Disney are willing to pay a steep price because independent cable channels are going the way of the dinosaur.

66.   One engineer who has learned the steep price of change is David Lazarony, who has spent much of his professional life teaching people how to operate nuclear reactors.

67.   OIL COMPANIES POST SOLID PROFITS Exxon Mobil, Texaco and Chevron reported significantly higher profits, buoyed by the steep prices for natural gas and oil.

68.   On the one hand, a steep price hike will reduce smoking, especially by the young, but among the addicted there will continue to be smokers.

69.   Pacific Bell and U S West both proposed steep price increases for ISDN and set off a storm of protest from customers.

70.   Retailers posted slightly higher than expected sales, as consumers took advantage of steep price cuts on Christmas Eve.