71.   His friends shriek protests, but Ellis, a patriarchal figure with his gray hair, remains adamant.

72.   However, data for that category are erratic and economists view the figure with skepticism.

73.   In her zeal to encourage and promote modern dance, Ms. Hill combined performances by leading creative figures with the dance divisions she established at college summer schools.

74.   In that cosmopolitan role, he cut a distinctive figure with his round, expressive face and his long Burmese wraparound skirt, called a longyi.

75.   Individual instruments tweak the undulant figure with insinuating inner lines.

76.   It is easy to approve a theoretical concept but quite another thing to vote for a specific figure with a specific agenda.

77.   Is there a Maureen Dowd action figure with retractable claws?

78.   It shows a Marine, a demonized figure with burning red eyes emerging through a hole ripped in the American flag and advancing toward the viewer.

79.   Jiang, at first dismissed by observers as a faceless transitional figure with neither charisma nor brains, has successfully deflected all challenges to his authority.

80.   Kansas City officials concerned about a decline in sales tax revenue should compare their figures with other jurisdictions.