81. The U.S.-Japan spat did cast a pall over the annual Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development meeting in Paris last month. 82. The violence on the streets of the capital city immediately cast a pall on what was to be a festive occasion immune from political controversy. 83. The videotaping has cast a pall of self-consciousness over both teacher and students. 84. They also moved to resolve a nagging dispute over pensions for Jewish survivors of World War II that had threatened to cast a pall over the visit. 85. Three deaths last year cast a pall over the entire enterprise. 86. Throughout the town, the news of another seeming Kennedy tragedy cast a pall on the pleasures of a summer weekend. 87. U.S. stocks also fell as declining European markets cast a pall over stock investing across the Atlantic. 88. Weak corporate profits in a variety of sectors continued to cast a pall on the market. 89. When such sales did not materialize, retailers were left with large inventories that cast a pall over the industry for much of this year. 90. When Enron Corp. stumbled into bankruptcy amid allegations of financial scandal, it cast a pall over capital markets for other utilities and energy traders. |