71.   Wood appeared to soften his stance on regional grids in remarks Monday to the American Public Power Association.

72.   With labor unions attracting more public support, the South Korean government appeared to soften its stance toward striking workers Saturday.

73.   Yet in recent days, Hunt has softened his stance on the issue from anti-Lewis to wishy-washy.

74.   Pippen, unhappy after years of being undervalued and underpaid, has said he would rather go somewhere else, but he too has softened his stance.

75.   Paul McCartney says he has softened his stance on animal testing after his wife had to take such drugs to treat her breast cancer.

76.   Pippen, unhappy after years of being undervalued and underpaid, has said repeatedly he would rather go somewhere else, but he too has softened his stance.

77.   Players, at one time strongly opposed to any kind of salary cap, have softened their stance on the rookie cap issue.

78.   A day earlier, Taiwan had seemed to soften its stance slightly.

79.   After returning to the team, he softened his stance.

80.   After asking to be traded during the first month of the season, Pippen later softened his stance.