71.   But while environmental derring-do in faraway places has helped the group recapture the international spotlight, translating that into momentum locally is easier said than done.

72.   But what is unusual, critics say, is the combative way the mayor is going about closing the clubs.

73.   But whatever the arguments in favor of a broad agreement, officials say it may be long in coming.

74.   Buzzell acknowledged that every city department faces cuts, but said most are in a better position than the Fire Department, which is still recovering from earlier cuts.

75.   Carpenters union members who were on the Javits Center preferred list made far more than those who were not, Conboy said.

76.   Childs, who said he is several days away from returning, practiced without pain, but he admitted he did not test the ankle.

77.   Conscious of preserving his status and wanting to put something specific on the table, Powell resisted the pleas, saying the time was not ripe, officials said.

78.   Daschle predicted enough Senate Republicans would join Democrats to remove the lobbying provision, and said there may be enough to get rid of the Medicare provision as well.

79.   Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine, who is strongly pro-European, declined to back the Eurocopter Tiger when he was industry secretary, the paper said.

80.   Do this by making sure your words, tone and body language are all saying the same thing.