71.   Pipeline operators say they spend large sums to head off the threats.

72.   Promotions were well received over the Thanksgiving weekend, mall operators said.

73.   Previous operators said that a construction slump in the city cut into their earnings and made the plant unprofitable.

74.   Russian women make up the fastest-growing segment, say the operators, but Filipinos are the largest ethnic group.

75.   Reactor operators say these will operate flawlessly for decades.

76.   Scam operators often say they need your commitment today, but a good offer by a legitimate company today usually will be a good offer tomorrow.

77.   Service operators say the problems will be nearly eliminated by spring.

78.   School operators say the immigration service faces a backlog of up to a year in notifying them of arriving students.

79.   She then called the district attorney, whose operator said she was too busy talking to a psychic to speak with her.

80.   Some operators said they had yet to hear from the manufacturer or the FAA that an inspection was required.