81.   The rally in Iligan was preceded by a transport strike that forced officials to call off classes.

82.   The transport strikes, which have been accompanied by two nationwide strikes in the last week -- last Friday and on Tuesday -- have alarmed French financial markets.

83.   The protest coincided with a transport strike that paralyzed traffic in some parts of the capital.

84.   Their protests coincide with a continuing transport strike which has paralyzed much of France for the past seven days.

85.   Transport strikes and roadblocks -- staged by opposition protesters demanding new elections to topple the ruling Socialists from power -- have prevented deliveries of grain throughout the country.

86.   Traffic jams around Paris hit an all-time high Thursday morning amid a continuing transport strike which disrupted much of the country for the past week, officials said.

87.   Transport strikes are underway in several provincial centers over the deregulation plan.

88.   It is unclear how the transport strike will affect the student action.

89.   Laurence Parizot, of the IFOP institute, said Thursday the improvement was due to the relative calm after the crippling transport strikes of last November and December.

90.   Parish priests called for a transport strike and for private businesses to close.