91.  But he scoffed at the suggestion that he was not qualified for the top job.

92.  But he was ultimately passed over and the Justice Department nominated another attorney in the office, Norman Bay, for the top job.

93.  But he discounted suggestions that he was creating a competition between them for the top job.

94.  But it was not completed until after he had handed over the top job to Ms. Godoff last November.

95.  But so far, there is scant evidence that Cheney is helping Bush to get the top job.

96.  But no one can feel secure at Logan when getting on the tarmac and getting the top jobs have been so easy.

97.  But one of the Maryland assistants, a guy named Bobby Ross, was interviewing for the top job at The Citadel.

98.  But one senior Warner Bros. executive said Meyer would soon be appointed to a top job at the studio.

99.  But the defeat of Vice President Al Gore made it unlikely that Archer would be taking a top job in Washington.

100.  But the lack of minority representation in the top jobs of magazines continues to be a problem, said Sheryl Hilliard Tucker, editor in chief of Black Enterprise.