71.   Loewen and especially Service Corp., competing in growth and acquisitions, have already turned the hushed, familiar business of final passage into a noisy corporate brawl.

72.   Lawmakers said chances were good that negotiations could be completed and final passage could take place on Friday.

73.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, apparently anticipating final passage, moved on Tuesday to have the stalled contract negotiations with the police and fire unions declared at an impasse.

74.   Miller also hopes to persuade some Republicans to get accounting reform on track for final passage this year.

75.   More important, though, is that Lott has vowed to bring the legislation to the Senate floor and help secure final passage this year.

76.   Near dawn, red-eyed and exhausted, Mary approached the final passages.

77.   Neither body held a normal period of full debate on the floor at final passage.

78.   Nine possible substitutes for their bill have yet to be considered, and only the version with the most votes will be considered for final passage.

79.   Officials said they predicted final passage on the measure by the end of the year.

80.   On final passage, those six Republicans were joined in support of the crime bill by Sen. William S. Cohen of Maine.