71.   But Oates also is postponing spending several thousand dollars on a dining room table and several other pieces of furniture.

72.   But overseas investors have begun to flee the United States, fearing the effect of the weak dollar on the value of their holdings.

73.   But the prospect of a deficit of a few million dollars on Monday need not faze the producers since a rich pot awaits them from ancillary rights.

74.   But the British pound fell sharply against the mark and dollar on news of a blast in London.

75.   Buying Wall Street boutique firms has become a popular way for commercial banks to expand into investment banking without risking billions of dollars on huge firms.

76.   By contrast, nonprofit HMOs spend much more of each premium dollar on medical costs.

77.   By that time, Brooke had already spent millions of dollars on the proxy fight.

78.   But, she noted, governments spend billions of dollars on prisons with no measurable impact on the incidence of violent crime.

79.   Companies have been hoarding dollars on fears the won would continue to weaken, making it difficult for them to repay their debts.

80.   Clinton is expected to sign the measure that will unleash the flow of federal dollars on July l.