81.   He repeated recent assurances that the company was taking steps to improve long-term prospects, including revitalizing its video division and other cost-saving measures.

82.   He cautioned that slowing down the pace of debt repayments might also help improve the prospects of the currency.

83.   He would love to land a Hollywood superstar and make the film in English to improve prospects for international distribution.

84.   In Hamburg, Dieter Schulte, chairman of the umbrella Alliance of German Labor Unions demanded that employers take action to improve employment prospects.

85.   Israeli spokesman Gadi Baltiansky said the decision was intended to improve prospects for summit success.

86.   Most of the optimism expressed by Central and East Europeans seemed tied to improving economic prospects.

87.   Recent rainfall improved the prospects for the winter wheat crop but delayed the planting of spring crops.

88.   Republicans who hold the majority in the U.S. Congress criticized the accord, saying it would neither improve prospects for peace nor restore the credibility of the peacekeeping mission.

89.   Resubmitting it would give the five dissenters the opportunity to sign on and also improve prospects for the ban to be imposed.

90.   Soybean futures retreated Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade, pressured by improving prospects for the new crop.