1.   And several state agencies have accelerated efforts to approve construction of new power plants.

2.   At the end of last week, the administration and Congress accelerated efforts to work out a deal.

3.   Berentzen said last week it plans to accelerate reorganization efforts aimed at cutting costs and consolidating its sprits production business.

4.   But if the dollar goes much lower, analysts say, European and Japanese investors might accelerate their effort to cash in their dollars for more valuable currencies.

5.   But Leslie Brueckner, a staff attorney for Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, said the case would accelerate efforts to ensure equal participation for women athletes.

6.   But Wall Street is betting that the situation is about to change, as traditional media companies accelerate their efforts to gain online advertisers and audiences.

7.   Carrick said he also is not convinced the Dole campaign will accelerate its efforts in California.

8.   DoubleTwist secretly entered the race in August, and accelerated its effort this spring by getting Sun Microsystems to help it build a supercomputer network.

9.   He must impose greater discipline on the service secretaries, face down congressional advocates of ill-conceived programs and accelerate efforts to rationalize Pentagon accounting systems.

10.   However, since DoubleClick became the focal point of the online privacy debate, the industry groups have accelerated their efforts.