111.   Four people were recovering Saturday after a terrifyingly close encounter with a shark which bit a hole in their boat and sank it, rescue officials said.

112.   A close encounter is expected.

113.   A high school girl, Soha Suhail Ghanim, had a close encounter two days later.

114.   Air Force fighters resumed flying Tuesday after completing a review of procedures prompted by a string of close encounters with civilian aircraft, the Pentagon said.

115.   An unconfirmed report said the fire could have broken out following a close encounter with a ferry.

116.   At the start, Davis continued to dominate his passive rival, Russell Coutts, who has disdained close encounters to rely on boat speed.

117.   Clijsters was delighted to beat her compatriot Henin in a close encounter.

118.   Engineers from NASA held all-night talks with their Russian counterparts and the sides finally agreed on certain conditions for the close encounter to take place.

119.   White House spokesman Michael McCurry said Clinton was not upset by the unusually close encounter and that the debate had put him in great spirits.

120.   Mir commander Alexander Viktorenko thanked the shuttle crew and said the close encounter was a victory for international cooperation.