11.   The incoming administration would welcome a chance to negotiate a permanent prescription drug benefit right off the bat, he indicated.

12.   These overtures, which the administration welcomed, will require careful study and hard negotiation.

13.   While the Bush administration usually welcomes proposals for cuts in the budgets of federal agencies, this time it has balked.

14.   White House spokesman Michael McCurry said earlier that the administration welcomed the appointment of Kiriyenko, who is identified with the reformist elements of the Yeltsin government.

15.   While Clinton had sought to have the sale scrubbed, Lockhart said the administration welcomed the decision to suspend the sale.

16.   A senior U.S. official said Monday the administration would welcome a signing if the Russia-NATO charter is ready by that time.

17.   And in Washington Monday, U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the Bush administration welcomed the news.

18.   At a news conference Wednesday, Dr. Abdullah, the new foreign minister, said the new administration welcomes foreign peacekeepers.

19.   He noted that the administration has welcomed positive steps taken by Arafat in recent days to end the violence.

20.   He said the administration welcomes the strong support both countries have offered in the anti-terrorism struggle.