1.   As business executives and politicians return from their annual networking session at this Swiss Alpine resort, they have made it clear EMU weighs heaviest on their minds.

2.   As he grew older, he went on holidays with his family to Alpine resorts.

3.   At the same time politicians ranging from Yasser Arafat to Newt Gingrich will also attend the annual global brainstorming at the alpine resort.

4.   Activities at the six Saudi mountain resorts are modeled on those available at European Alpine resorts in the summer, such as mountain climbing, mountain biking and hang-gliding.

5.   Consultant instructors have been hired from the French Alpine resort of Chamonix.

6.   Earlier this year, Kerry sipped brandy into the wee hours with a couple of pundits at a Swiss Alpine resort.

7.   It quickly spread to restaurant menus and even to Switzerland, where it caught on as an apres-ski treat at Gstaad and other Alpine resorts.

8.   Leading ski manufacturers are bringing their newest equipment for skiers to try out, in much the same way that downhill skiers test new gear at Alpine resorts.

9.   The ideas were that the Winter Olympics belonged to the world, not just a few Alpine resorts.

10.   The stage began in the Alpine resort of Le Grand Bornand under overcast skies as an immense crowd of vacationers cheered the riders.