81.   The Cowboys closed ranks, saying outsiders are trying to divide them.

82.   The crowd was primed to close ranks behind Ms. Moseley-Braun, considered one of the most vulnerable of incumbent senators.

83.   The Democrats have predictably closed ranks behind Clinton.

84.   The House Republican leadership closed ranks behind the bill, which is usually enough to guarantee victory.

85.   The governing party closed ranks and selected its preferred candidate, reminding the downcast opposition of the limits of their newfound power.

86.   The Israeli bombardments across the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Tuesday appeared to have closed the ranks behind Arafat.

87.   The Major League Baseball Players Association not only has closed ranks but also discouraged many minor-league players from joining the replacements and improving the product.

88.   The players have kept the ranks closed to this day, protecting the identity of the guilty parties.

89.   The police station culture typically closes ranks around them, even if in some distaste, in misplaced self-protectiveness.

90.   The party will close ranks around George W. Bush.