11.   A spokeswoman said the airline will formally announce its entry into the alliance on Friday.

12.   Dresser Industries Inc. announced its entry into the Vietnamese oil and gas market Monday with the formal opening of a representative office in Hanoi.

13.   Last year, Sony announced entries into life and non-life insurance businesses.

14.   Their entries were announced Monday.

15.   Colombo residents braced for a rebel backlash Tuesday, after the military announced its entry into the northern Tamil Tiger bastion of Jaffna.

16.   The two had all along resisted requests by a wide section of Tanzanians to enter the nomination race until Monday when they surprisingly announced their entry.