71.   Promodes said the purchase strengthens its position in Portugal.

72.   Russian and French officials, as well as Annan, have been telling Iraq that it must cooperate with inspections to strengthen its position.

73.   Receivers Brooks and Freeman return from injuries to strengthen a position that, miraculously, was not devastated in their absence.

74.   Since the survey, Dole has strengthened his position as the national front-runner by winning the South Carolina primary on Saturday and the big cluster of primaries on Tuesday.

75.   Six days before the season opener, the Cowboys made another move to strengthen the position.

76.   Some might imagine that Gingrich has strengthened his position by dodging this latest bullet.

77.   Some of the outside powers seeking influence in the Caspian region are using armies to strengthen their positions.

78.   Such an acquisition would follow in a series of U.S. Acquisitions by the Duch bank, as it seeks to strengthen its position here.

79.   That concept was pioneered by Dell, which has used it to strengthen its position in the corporate market.

80.   The AMA will also vote on resolutions designed to strengthen its position against for-profit insurers and HMOs.