71.   Whatever infatuation Wall Street bankers once had with Meriwether and his colleagues, they are now putting distance between them.

72.   When I spill my guts to people, they seem to pull back and gradually put a distance between us.

73.   With Detroit, Indiana and Washington left, they plan to put more distance between themselves and that Lakers team led by Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain.

74.   Yeltsin appeared to be putting some distance between himself and the as yet uncharted peace plans of his national security adviser.

75.   Chinese leaders have responded by attempting to put distance between the central government and state-owned enterprises involved in futures trading.

76.   Finally, as the sun broke through the clouds after a drizzly morning, Singh put some distance between himself and a strong group of contenders.

77.   Finally, as the sun emerged from the clouds after a drizzly morning, Singh put some distance between himself and a strong group of contenders.

78.   FC Nuremberg and SC Freiburg put some distance between themselves and demotion Friday, handily winning two relegation battles in the Bundesliga.

79.   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put distance on Monday between his government and a Jewish settlement in a tense Arab part of Jerusalem, suggesting that it was illegal.

80.   Meanwhile, Valencia will be looking not only to stay with Atletico, but to put some distance between it and Barcelona.