71.   A year ago, when Dr. Rita Colwell was sworn in as the director of the National Science Foundation, new ground in science and politics was broken.

72.   Actually, Gorbachev may be breaking new ground for statesmen.

73.   After the October crash at Linate, officials disclosed that the airport had purchased a new ground radar system years earlier but had never installed it.

74.   Aides say Bush does not plan to plow new ground with his address.

75.   All of which is ironic, because punk is suddenly back in vogue, yet Soul Asylum has already been there and wants to break new ground.

76.   Breaking new ground Friday night was Steve Sinclair.

77.   Break new ground.

78.   Breaking no new ground, the mega-billionaire offered an informal rehash of his vision of a future in which personal computers will reshape our lives.

79.   Bruce Walker, the new director of admissions, acknowledged UT is charting new ground and changes may be required.

80.   But affirmative action, like abortion, is a risky issue for Democratic politicians seeking to stake out new ground.