71.   They find eating out almost daily is an integral part of their work lives, something they consider essential.

72.   These steps are considered essential before the usually explosive sectarian parade season enters full swing in July.

73.   This knowledge is considered essential to understanding many illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease and autoimmune disorders, that have challenged medical science.

74.   Those stations included outlets in Washington and Los Angeles, which potential corporate underwriters considered essential for their support.

75.   Trimming state spending is considered essential to consolidate the gains the Brazilian government has made in fighting inflation.

76.   Under current law, members of Congress, along with the president and Supreme Court justices, are considered essential and must be paid during shutdowns.

77.   Unionists are adamantly opposed to any involvement by Dublin in Northern Ireland, while nationalists consider it essential to safeguard their rights.

78.   Until the court decision, microbial testing was considered essential to enforcement of the plan.

79.   Western companies flush with cash were once considered essential to the development of oil fields in Russia when it was strapped for hard currency.

80.   While Senate liberals Friday were pondering what amendments to offer, and which, if any, they would consider essential, two moderate Democrats voiced opposition to Mitchell.