71.   Many high-rise buildings collapsed - the result of shoddy building practices during a construction boom two decades ago.

72.   Luzhkov enjoys broad popularity in the capital for spearheading a construction boom and attracting investment.

73.   Luzhkov is popular in Moscow, where residents credit him with a construction boom that has remade the face of the city.

74.   Now, a construction boom has made all of central Beijing prime property, and practically all of Wangfujing has been committed to projects financed by Hong Kong developers.

75.   Now, when previously neglected sites come into use amid a construction boom, Radon experts check them and often find radioactive traces in the soil.

76.   On the west bank, illegal customs duties have funded a revival, with wide paved boulevards and a construction boom.

77.   One government economist, Tadeusz Chroscicki, said the disaster could trigger a construction boom, and as a result boost production of chemicals, building materials and furniture.

78.   Samaranch had breakfast Sunday with Luzhkov, saying he was overwhelmed by the changes in the Russian capital, which is now undergoing a construction boom.

79.   Thai banks and finance companies in turn have borrowed heavily from foreign financial institutions to finance the construction boom.

80.   The accident Sunday highlighted recent concerns over the quality of work done by contractors trying to meet tight deadlines during the current construction boom in China.