71.   Instead, the Raiders merely dragged Seattle into a fourth-place tie in the ever-rugged AFC West.

72.   It enabled the Bruins to finish in a second place tie in the Ivy League behind Pennsylvania.

73.   It remains the only tie in All-Star history.

74.   It was hardly pretty football, with two clumsy offenses awkwardly trying to break a tie in sudden-death overtime.

75.   It was the second tie in a row for Boston.

76.   It was the second consecutive tie in the season series between the two teams.

77.   It was the second consecutive defeat for the Rangers, who had three victories and three ties in their previous six games.

78.   It was one of the most watched and talked about ties in memory.

79.   John J. Mack, the new chief executive of Credit Suisse First Boston, has close ties in China.

80.   Judges typically considered family ties in this country, work history, parole records and rehabilitation efforts when considering these petitions.