71.   Madrid, on the other hand, hopes to consolidate its position atop the table when it takes a northward trip to Oviedo.

72.   Meanwhile, government troops consolidate their positions near the rebel stronghold of Jaffna city.

73.   Meanwhile, troops have been able to consolidate their positions after soldiers diverted from other areas reached the pass in recent days, a senior army official said.

74.   Military officials said the army would rotate troops and consolidate positions during the next few days.

75.   On Sunday, when troops resumed their march on Jaffna City after consolidating captured positions, the rebels put up fierce resistance.

76.   On Saturday in Addis Ababa, government spokesman Selome Tadesse said Ethiopian troops were consolidating their positions along the border.

77.   President Jiang Zemin has consolidated his position after the death of Deng Xiaoping and has placed his henchmen in all the right positions of power.

78.   Rather, the management prefers to consolidate its position in the agro inputs business.

79.   Russian forces blasted rebels with tank and artillery fire and consolidated their positions in the city center Monday.

80.   Russian forces were consolidating their positions around Grozny, the Chechen capital, after an air, artillery and ground onslaught that left the Chechen forces with heavy losses.