81.   Ramon, soft-spoken and small but sturdy, has kept a low profile at NASA and avoided news interviews until this past spring.

82.   A sales slump this past spring was expected to cause companies to try to keep stockpiles as lean as possible.

83.   But premature wheel wear and problems with the tilting technology that helps the train negotiate curves delayed the start until this past spring.

84.   For the past several springs, the Turkish army has carried out an offensive against Kurdish rebel bases across the border in the mountains of northern Iraq.

85.   Investors had little reaction because the report concerned this past spring, rather than the present.

86.   Investors had little reaction, though, since the report concerned this past spring, rather than the present.

87.   North Korea indicated a willingness to accept the proposal this past spring.

88.   On his second mission this past spring, Guidoni encountered no evasiveness from ground controllers because there was nothing to hide.

89.   Simon, who played at Benedict College in South Carolina, was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame this past spring.

90.   Since this past spring, police have conducted frequent raids and taken people into custody, but have not been willing to explain why.