81.   Roth, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is trying to narrow the gap between Democrats and Republicans on the issue in an election year.

82.   She stopped well short of saying what the United States would propose to narrow the gap in this new session.

83.   She thinks there are ways to narrow the gap enough to solve the discrepancy.

84.   Senior U.S. officials will try to narrow the gap between what the tribunal seeks and what can be provided, Burns said.

85.   Should Forbes narrow the gap somewhat, they say, there would be damaging talk that the governor did not live up to his advance billing.

86.   Simple, concern about a better educational system, reducing taxes and narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor.

87.   Since then, and despite all the partisan noise-making, Democrats and Republicans alike have used budget cuts and modest tax increases to narrow the gap.

88.   Spencer said he hopes his warm relationship with Pataki will narrow that gap.

89.   Talks on Wednesday in Budapest between Powell and his counterparts from Britain, France and Russia did not apparently narrow gaps among these four permanent council members.

90.   Target is determined to narrow the gap through that sincerest form of flattery, imitation.