71.   The statement came as Israeli Orthodox political parties pushed a law barring government recognition of conversions to Judaism conducted by non-Orthodox rabbis in Israel.

72.   The statement came as quite a shock to Federated, especially since the FTC had just given the merger a clean bill of antitrust health.

73.   The statement came months before Bush launched his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination.

74.   The statement came on the same day that the Environmental Protection Agency issued its report on the risks to consumers who use vermiculite in garden products.

75.   The statement came too late to change the flavor of this season.

76.   The statement came two days after the city-state of Berlin announced that it plans to siphon profit from Landesbank Berlin, a Bankgesellschaft unit.

77.   The statement came up at the first trial during the testimony of prosecution witness L. Jerome Oziel, the Beverly Hills psychologist to whom the brothers confessed.

78.   The statement could have come from prickly quarterback Jeff Hostetler, perhaps even tight-lipped Raiders coach Art Shell.

79.   The statement on Thursday came as a surprise since the royal family generally does not respond to criticism, and it was striking for its confessional and defensive tone.

80.   The statements came amid intense Israeli assaults into Palestinian areas and growing protests in several Arab capitals.