71.  Mr Cheng criticised the government for not taking prompt action.

72.  Pushing for prompt action to overcome solid resistance, President Clinton and bipartisan backers of the loan guarantee plan insist the proposal is very much alive.

73.  The dollar plummeted against the yen in early Thursday trading amid expectations Japan will take prompt action to revive its lagging economy.

74.  The National Human Rights Commission also criticized the armed forces for failing to take prompt action to prevent rioting.

75.  The New Straits Times also deserves praise for taking prompt action in highlighting such cases.

76.  The president also argued for prompt action to stave off environmentally dangerous acts of desperation by an energy-strapped nation.

77.  The United Nations is hoping that it will nevertheless generate the political will for prompt action.

78.  This in turn will enable prompt action to be taken.

79.  Tom Donahue, the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, met privately with Lott on Thursday to urge prompt action.

80.  What is so badly needed now, however, is prompt action.