11.   U.S. stocks rose as a government report showed scant signs of inflation amid surprisingly strong economic growth and corporate profits.

12.   Up to now, the Bush administration has shown scant sign of being ready to meet such demands.

13.   The celebrity onslaught shows scant signs of abating.

14.   The greenback has recently risen against the yen given scant signs that the Japanese economy is pulling out of its deepest downturn in decades.

15.   The dollar recently has risen against the yen given scant signs that the Japanese economy is pulling out of its deepest downturn in decades.

16.   The state of emergency declared in Algeria three years ago this Thursday finds the country still mired in bloodshed with scant sign of a negotiated settlement to the conflict.