71.   As acceptance of plastic becomes commonplace in academe, other payment options are growing, too.

72.   As always when Artec becomes involved in a project, its experts will be making adjustments to the acoustics for several months to come.

73.   As ATMs become ubiquitous in American banking, more retailers are letting customers use ATM cards to pay for goods and services.

74.   As immigrants sign up to become citizens in record numbers, the U.S. government is considering doubling the fee they will have to pay to become naturalized.

75.   As is becoming custom in this young season, the star for L.A. was center Brian Williams.

76.   As job-hopping has become common in many industries, employers say that the traditional waiting periods for benefits have become an obstacle to recruiting.

77.   As more information becomes available in the scientific realm, we think it has potential somewhere down the road.

78.   As it became clearer in recent days that it would not happen, he began lobbying for a stopgap measure that would last only two weeks.

79.   As land becomes scarcer in the Alki Beach area, prices for the new condos are rising.

80.   As she became frail in later years, de Valois spent most of her time at home.