71.   The Korean government, in a largely symbolic move, has applied for OECD membership.

72.   The money was given after the Korean government said it would support the bank, according to BankBoston.

73.   The money will go to the Ministry of Finance or the central bank, where it will augment Korean government funds.

74.   The old Korean government failed to make the tough choices, and bears some of the blame because it encouraged banks to lend to favored companies.

75.   The OECD told the Korean government to speed up financial deregulation and liberalization as a condition for membership.

76.   The U.S. and South Korea were preparing a joint announcement on ways to alleviate the crisis, a Korean government official said.

77.   The triple blow intensified speculation the Korean government will soon seek money from the IMF to help repay foreign currency debt and replenish its dwindling foreign reserves.

78.   The U.S. credit rating agency spared Korea Development Bank because it is owned by the Korean government and has its full support.

79.   There is talk of somehow having the Korean government take over the international debts of its sick banks, and then negotiating stretched-out payments.

80.   These analysts fear that the North Korean government might find it useful to have a crisis to blame its economic troubles on and divert domestic grumbling.