1.   An American resident I met in Jerusalem had warned me that people traveling alone on El Al are subject to extra scrutiny because they could be suicide bombers.

2.   And like many people who have been given extra scrutiny, she found a reason to blame herself.

3.   And he said the Rampart scandal proves extra scrutiny is needed.

4.   Arab passengers, for example, face extra scrutiny, as they do on many U.S. airlines.

5.   As this column has reported, the Securities and Exchange Commission is giving extra scrutiny to the proposed bond offering.

6.   But the utility will face extra scrutiny over the decision not to hedge if customers pay sharply higher prices this winter.

7.   Flights from Jamaica, Colombia and other Latin American countries get extra scrutiny from customs inspectors, as do some from West African nations, Kelly said.

8.   Giving extra scrutiny to people with Middle Eastern connections, even though they are Americans, he added, is a rational and reasonable response.

9.   He was surprised by demands from potential investors for up-to-the-minute progress reports on pending contracts, but he found the extra scrutiny refreshing.

10.   House members on Wednesday debated the sensitive issue of whether airport security screeners should use ethnicity and nationality in picking passengers for extra scrutiny.