81.   But as she neared the end of her PBS tenure, Hunter-Gault refused to dwell on difficult times, preferring to focus on her next career move.

82.   But it is rapidly nearing its end, he said.

83.   But Mayor Marc Morial, nearing the end of his second term, wants to serve three.

84.   But most of the past great NBA tandems -- particularly the complementary guard-center positions -- featured at least one player nearing the end of his greatness.

85.   But the new products were still a year away and, financially speaking, Polaroid was nearing the end of its rope.

86.   But there are signs that his personal mind games are nearing an end.

87.   But the uneasiness appeared to lift as the daylong journey neared its end.

88.   But whatever the totals, Operation Anaconda seems to be nearing an end.

89.   But we are nearing the end of a century, and we are exposed via the media, however superficially, to the art of many cultures.

90.   By Friday, he appeared to be nearing the end of a seven-month battle with lymphoma, a deadly form of cancer.