71.   Strong arguments in favor of executing perpetrators of heinous crimes continue to be mounted on religious grounds.

72.   That perception, says John Regan, an English teacher, is a strong argument against racial preferences.

73.   That has long been a stubborn part of the police culture, and makes for a strong argument for the old system.

74.   That is a strong argument, but a thriller without a real McGuffin is like a placebo, a pill with no real chemical effect.

75.   The defendants, like Boeing, have strong arguments of their own.

76.   The documentary, produced with Channel Four of Britain and narrated by Marlene Sanders, does construct a strong argument for reasonable doubt.

77.   The governor believes there is a strong argument for property tax relief.

78.   The low unemployment rate and strong economic growth of the first quarter remain strong arguments in favor of another rate increase, he added.

79.   The outcome of a showdown scheduled for Wednesday is uncertain, partly because there are strong arguments for each approach.

80.   The professor also said that the Pentagon and State Department had a very strong argument that the captives were illegal detainees, not prisoners of war.