91.  For the better part of 15 years there had been no sustained period during which Americans could feel unreservedly optimistic about their economic prospects.

92.  For the better part of 25 minutes last night at Reunion Arena, the Stars seemed all gums.

93.  For the better part of 50 years, readers, particularly those in the movie business, were appalled by Glick's tactics.

94.  For the better part of a quarter-century, HC was the dominant hoop power in New England.

95.  For the better part of his life, Lo, a Eurasian who studied law at Oxford, reveled in things British.

96.  For the better part of the 20th century, Boston was a city of controlled optimism, fueled, to a significant degree, by baseball.

97.  For the better part of the last decade, Tesco has been concerned with improving operations at its stores rather than experimenting in cyberspace.

98.  For the better part of the night, things were going all Butch Henry's way.

99.  For the better part of this century, the dollar has reigned supreme in global finance, both a symbol of American economic might and a contributor to it.

100.  For the better part of Thursdaynight, it seemed they had.