1.   Schools that performed well on standardized tests did so before adopting charters.

2.   But SUNY officials maintained that the school will not be able to reopen until the new charter is adopted.

3.   Organizers hope the tourism charter will be adopted by the U.N. Commision on Sustainable Development which was set up to act on the conclusions of the Rio summit.

4.   Ramos said the Philippines is adopting the charter because the seas, oceans and their resources are an integral part of the way of life of Filipinos.

5.   The charter was adopted unanimously, and Powell immediately left to fly back to Washington.

6.   Asia-Pacific academics and politicians on Friday adopted a charter calling for closer partnership between the United States and Asia and further opening of market economies.

7.   Eleven Jordanian opposition parties said on Sunday they had adopted a charter opposed to the normalization of relations with Israel during a conference in Amman.

8.   Officials said the convention would adopt a charter with a pledge to continue to serve the country and its people well.