71.   It is somehow fitting that even in his rare moment of victory, Levine finds himself cast as the underdog.

72.   It was a rare light moment.

73.   It was a rare moment of comic amiability in what has become a contentious bidding process that reflects the high stakes and political nature of the modern Summer Games.

74.   It was a rare moment of hope in a country long battered by civil war.

75.   It was a rare moment of levity in the courtroom, which has degenerated into a cauldron of exhaustion, frustration, rancor and anger.

76.   It was a rare moment in a town whose life, since federal agents stormed in three weeks ago, has seemed more like Hollywood than reality.

77.   It was a rare moment in which the Dominator looked like, well, something less than an average masked deity.

78.   It was a rare moment of quiet reflection in an otherwise hectic day.

79.   It was a rare moment of quiet that I wished would go on and on.

80.   It is a rare moment of calm before the hosts begin taking turns shouting the questions.