81.   The Rams and Colts, back in the playoffs after long absences, dominated the final regular-season statistics.

82.   Those long absences mirrored strained relations between the two Olympic groups, but Samaranch said that was changing under new USOC president Bill Hybl and executive director Dick Schultz.

83.   Two players return after long absences, midfielders Dariusz Wosz of Hertha Berlin and Ralf Weber of Eintracht Frankfurt.

84.   Veteran defender Tony Adams is returning to the Arsenal lineup after a long absence with a cracked rib.

85.   Upon his return, Hua Hui impregnates Ah Yong to prove that after the long absence, he is still true to her.

86.   Yeltsin is on the rebound after a long absence due to heart ailments, a quintuple bypass operation and pneumonia.

87.   Ze Elias also makes his return after a long absence.

88.   Yeltsin has had at least two serious bouts with heart trouble and, before he began running for re-election, was prone to long absences from the public eye.

89.   Yeltsin is rebounding from a long absence caused by heart ailments and pneumonia, and the health of the two presidents has been a side theme throughout the summit.

90.   Yugoslavs exulted Monday in their triumph in European basketball after a long absence from the international sports scene.