71.   By Tuesday night, some senators on both sides were seeking a way to avoid a partisan showdown.

72.   Calpers said it has requested meetings with the independent directors of each company to seek ways to improve performance.

73.   Civil liberty advocates expressed concern that the attorney general appeared to be seeking ways to avoid complying with the court ruling.

74.   Clinton has argued that he was seeking innovative ways to look at the divisive issues of race, ethnicity, class and sex.

75.   Certainly not Andrews, a Fort Worth widow merely seeking a way to salvage something from the maple tree that succumbed last year to the drought.

76.   Clinton, who in his first week as president delivered on his pro-choice promises, recently sought a way to re-ignite the issue.

77.   Commodity fund managers are seeking ways to reduce the cost of trading derivatives.

78.   CUNY officials themselves concede that their system is not perfect, and they have been seeking ways to improve it.

79.   Customizing phones has become popular among technophiles, trend-conscious teen-agers and others seeking ways to declare their individuality.

80.   Congress has been eyeing those numbers hungrily as it seeks ways to balance the budget.