71.   The merchants were ready.

72.   The merchants are there.

73.   The raids yielded thousands of tons of hidden food supplies that merchants were accused of hoarding after the price-control system took effect, the Keyhan newspaper reported.

74.   The trouble is that Parker first expressed those sentiments more than a decade ago and for some reason the powerful Bordeaux merchants have been slow to act on them.

75.   The two officials went directly to the phones, aware that merchants would be sensitive to yet another shoot on the frequently-used stretch.

76.   There is scant mention of the Irish affinity for tea, possibly because Irish merchants never have been major players in the global tea trade.

77.   Thus, a merchant is within his rights if he turns you down.

78.   This year, Web merchants were not immune to greater macroeconomic trends.

79.   To be sure, layoffs are traumatic for the affected workers, and some area merchants are worried about a short-term decline in sales.

80.   To get consumers back to the malls, merchants are slashing prices.