71.   The pact blocked, at least for now, a threatened military strike by the United States and Britain.

72.   The players association has often come to loggerhead with the federation but previous threatened strikes were always called off at the last minute.

73.   The threatened strike caused hundreds of vacationers to cancel their trips early.

74.   The threatened strike left Miami Mayor Joe Carollo and Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas walking a fine line.

75.   The threatened strike will be discussed in a routine Cabinet meeting Thursday and Labor Minister Andreas Moushouttas said decisions would be taken on the future of the airline.

76.   The USS Independence and its escort ships entered the Gulf on Thursday, strengthening U.S. force for a threatened strike against Iraq in the standoff over U.N. weapons inspections.

77.   Thousands of replacement nurses began arriving in the Twin Cities area Wednesday as a dozen hospitals prepared for a threatened strike.

78.   Threatened strikes by Bosnian coal miners were narrowly averted earlier this year after the government agreed to increase wages.

79.   Using strikebreakers is banned under the labor law, but businesses say that because the threatened strike is illegal, they are free to bring in outside workers.

80.   Vice Premier Vojislav Seselj said if NATO carries out threatened strikes, Serbia would take hostage pro-Western Serbs who work for independent media, peace and rights groups.