71.   All Black stars Jeff Wilson and Josh Kronfeld signed contracts Thursday with the New Zealand Rugby Football Union, dealing another blow to the rebel World Rugby Corporation.

72.   And shrinking salaries have dealt a blow to middle-class life, as well as to the pride and dignity that underpin it.

73.   And shrinking salaries have dealt a blow to the pride and dignity that underpins middle class life.

74.   But it raised fears of a renewed spate of terrorist attacks in London and dealt another blow to the security of the secretive spy agency.

75.   But the ruling dealt a blow to his credibility and probably dashed any hopes he might still have had of becoming prime minister.

76.   But Mubarak said Iraq will be excluded from the summit, dealing a blow against a united Arab front.

77.   But traders said that while the Bank of Japan survey dealt a blow to the dollar, sentiment toward the currency remains strong.

78.   But Yeltsin was very careful about alienating the party of war and has softened blows dealt last week to the security forces.

79.   Chavez deals fatal blows to power bases of traditional rulers.

80.   Even with Japan on board, the U.S. action has dealt a blow to the global trading system.