71.   As two students began to get sick about an hour before dismissal time, other students told school officials what had happened.

72.   At Morgan Stanley, Mack began as a salesman in the fixed-income division.

73.   ATLANTA ---- What began as a single erroneous e-mail about possible curtailment of medical benefits to veterans has become a major headache for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

74.   Australia has a fascinating history, being the only nation that began as a prison.

75.   Autumn Joy blooms begin as tight green buds resembling broccoli that become pink, rounded flower clusters.

76.   Barkley described the end of his career coming in the city where it began as ironic.

77.   Based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, McLeodUSA began as a provider of local and long-distance telephone service to small markets in the Upper Midwest.

78.   Beaujolais Nouveau began as a phenomenon in the bars and bistros of Beaujolais and Lyons in France.

79.   Baker said the company was hoping the union would present a written proposal on Tuesday, when daily negotiations begin as the contract deadline approaches.

80.   Be began as a rival to Apple, making a high-tech PC known as the Be Box.