71.   They await the decisions of the provincial government, and have sneaked out a written plea for attention from higher authorities in Beijing.

72.   They are awaiting a decision on their fate, expected later this week.

73.   Those decisions are anxiously awaited by many Sox players.

74.   Three more have been in the Canadian Embassy since Sunday and are awaiting a decision on their future.

75.   Tom Moore, chief executive at Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Inc. in San Mateo, noted that hundreds of biotech patent applications already are stacked up awaiting decision.

76.   Traders also are awaiting a decision from the United Nations about deferring Iraqi crude oil sales.

77.   Two escaped IRA prisoners who mounted that defense are awaiting a decision in their deportation case in San Francisco.

78.   Two city firefighters who rode on the float have also been suspended and are awaiting a decision by Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essen on their fate.

79.   Two challenges to Baltimore billboard regulations have been pending at the Supreme Court for months, awaiting a decision in the Rhode Island dispute.

80.   Trading was lackluster early as traders awaited a decision on interest rates.