81.   But other white contractors say they overcame their early resistance to joint ventures and eventually came to accept it as the only way to win public contracts in Atlanta.

82.   But the cable sports network now says it has a new contract in the works that would allow the show to go on.

83.   But the NHL Players Association issued a statement saying Gilmour, whose contract in Buffalo is up, was taking the summer to think about it.

84.   But the club had a more modest contract in mind -- one year with an option laced with incentives.

85.   But the more militant Canadian union has not agreed to such a provision and, in any case, the labor contract in Canada has already expired.

86.   But when Davis signed a multimillion-dollar contract in the off-season, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones anointed the former special-teamer as the starter opposite Irvin.

87.   But they are considered a prestigious commitment from the U.S. Postal Service that appears to have helped the mill win other, more lucrative contracts in specialty markets.

88.   But they symbolize the arbitrary nature of contracts in China, just as China Unicom prepares to begin trading in New York and Hong Kong next week.

89.   But with his contract in its final few months, Mattingly is offering signs that he is ready to leave New York.

90.   Campo said visions of backup quarterback grandeur is what prompted the Cowboys to sign Cunningham to a three-year contract in the off-season.