71.   Phone calls were made to the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, faxes were sent, pleas were made.

72.   President Clinton made a plea for welfare reform changes this morning at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.

73.   Rice has made this plea before.

74.   So I am not saying that O.J. was not telling the truth when he made his plea.

75.   Supporters make valiant pleas for its survival, but in fact, especially where sexual content in television drama is concerned, the system is already distressingly neutered.

76.   The bishop also made a plea for social justice, and against discrimination, abortion and euthanasia, drawing spontaneous and sustained applause.

77.   The mayor made a plea for calm.

78.   The National Education Association is scheduled to make the plea Thursday when it releases a report on harassment of gays in public schools.

79.   The mayors are making their plea at a time of unanticipated budget strain across all levels of government.

80.   The most anxious, like Kathryn Sims, were making personal pleas to staffers at the Assembly Hall ticket office Wednesday.