71.   The Asian crisis and its repercussions was expected to dominate the discussions of the top financial officials from around the Americas.

72.   The abortion debate dominated discussion of the bill Thursday.

73.   THE current economic problem is set to dominate discussions at the MCA annual general assembly in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

74.   The discussion was dominated by board member Steve Abrams, one of the three remaining supporters of the current standards.

75.   The report takes a new tack in the readiness debate that has dominated defense discussions in Congress.

76.   The sex abuse scandals dominated the discussions.

77.   The recent crisis, triggered by a wave of currency devaluations last summer, dominated discussions at the three-day meeting that ended Friday.

78.   The sex abuse scandals dominated the discussions and Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said afterward that the pope wants to help.

79.   The surplus of oil on world markets and weak prices are expected to dominate discussions at the four-day conference, which opened Sunday.

80.   The trade agreement is expected to dominate those discussions.