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Exhibit B(10)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in the Statement of Additional Information
constituting part of this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration
statement on Form N-4 (the "Registration Statement") of our report dated January
24, 2000, relating to the financial statements of The Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company, and of our report dated January 27, 2000, relating to the
financial statements of NML Variable Annuity Account B, which appear in such
Statement of Additional Information, and to the incorporation by reference of
such reports into the Prospectus which constitutes part of this Registration
Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Statement of Additional Information.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 15, 2000
