81.   Fernando Ferrer, the Bronx borough president and likely mayoral candidate, asked in introducing the president.

82.   Ewing has a clause in his contract that gives him the right to refuse any trade, but the Wizards would be a likely candidate.

83.   Folks in Minnesota disagreed, galvanizing their political leaders to battle contraction plans that had the Twins and Montreal Expos as the most likely candidates to be eliminated.

84.   Firms like Gartner and Forrester had long been viewed as consulting firms and thus not likely candidates for going public.

85.   Fox said he believed that Treasury Secretary Jose Angel Gurria and Interior Minister Francisco Labastida were the most likely PRI candidates.

86.   Francisco Cordero is the likely candidate to replace him, but the Rangers are looking for a left-handed reliever.

87.   Forward Ante Razov, waived by the Galaxy before the season began, is the likely candidate to replace injured Jose Vasquez on the roster.

88.   Garner could also end up with the Cubs, although Triple-A Iowa manager Terry Kennedy is the likely candidate to replace Jim Riggleman.

89.   Franco had been the least likely candidate to allow it to happen.

90.   GlaxoWellcome, Aventis and American Home Products are considered the most likely candidates, analysts say.