71.   IBM paid cash for Lotus, which means that people like Ozzie instantly became multimillionaires thanks to their Lotus shares.

72.   If market prices fall below the targets, the government pays farmers cash to make up the difference.

73.   In addition to its ability to pay cash, Cable and Wireless has another potential bargaining chip in its negotiations with U.S. carriers.

74.   In few places is the shame of bankruptcy greater than Japan, where until recently people preferred to pay cash and shunned debt.

75.   In some cases, Ford could avoid paying any cash and simply lop the settlement off the principal.

76.   In the past, high stock prices deterred mergers, because they made it more expensive to buy, especially if the company paid cash.

77.   Instead, Cuba, a considerable credit risk, must either persuade a foreign bank to lend it money or pay cash.

78.   In the past, conservative military contractors have preferred to pay cash, but the Lockheed-Martin Marrietta transaction is one of the first stock swaps.

79.   Instead, Iranian entrepreneurs have been paying cash illicitly to buy consumer goods and raw materials, including much from the Americans.

80.   Investors bid -- offering to swap Brady bonds or to pay cash for the new bonds -- for more than double the amount sold.