1.   American Express broke with longstanding policy and offered banks the chance to issue credit cards bearing its logo alongside Visa and MasterCard credit cards earlier this year.

2.   A longstanding Israeli policy tool vigorously reactivated this week, the demolitions have stoked bitterness among ordinary Palestinians who have lost houses and property.

3.   A few weeks ago, however, America Online quietly proposed changing its longstanding policy to begin selling its telephone lists.

4.   A few years earlier, though, I had worked with the Epilepsy Commission and knew that they had recommended a change in this longstanding policy.

5.   A longstanding Israeli policy tool vigorously reactivated this week, the demolitions have stoked bitterness among ordinary Palestinians who have lost homes and property.

6.   But as the agency reopens the issue of over-the-counter drug regulation, the Claritin debate is generating fears within the industry that the longstanding policy will change.

7.   But its longstanding policy is that such people are not political refugees and should be returned to North Korea if apprehended.

8.   Christopher was at pains to explain that the longstanding U.S. policy of recognition of China and unofficial ties with Taiwan had not changed.

9.   Clinton had halted a longstanding U.S. policy of referring to the settlements as obstacles to peace.

10.   Despite protest from anti-Castro groups, Clinton also rescinded longstanding U.S. policy of automatically granting Cuban refugees political asylum.