71.   The deal was approved at a closed meeting after months of tough negotiations between the two companies.

72.   The commissioners are scheduled to hold a closed-door session on the Trade Center Thursday afternoon and are likely to vote at their regular monthly meeting after the session.

73.   The Patriots looked weary as they headed back to the locker room for meetings after a tough practice.

74.   The players had a separate meeting after their terrible performance in Pittsburgh with his blessing.

75.   The team meeting after the loss at Vancouver.

76.   The two majority leaders, Sen. George J. Mitchell of Maine and Rep. Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, are cultivating their colleagues in one meeting after another.

77.   The women left the meeting just after midnight, silent and somber faced.

78.   They are now back in Western Germany for its cycle of out-of-town meetings after five years of touring the Eastern German states.

79.   Thursday night, he took his plans to Sharon, who held a Cabinet meeting after the Passover holiday ended.

80.   Valentine held a meeting after defeating the Minnesota Twins on Thursday to remind his players that they should not overlook the Royals.