1.   New York-New Jersey coach Octavio Zambrano returned from Spain recently after his much anticipated face-to-face meeting with German standout Lothar Matthaeus.

2.   The eagerly anticipated meeting here on Tuesday between Gov. George W. Bush of Texas and Sen. John McCain of Arizona is being closely scrutinized by political observers and reporters.

3.   But an anticipated afternoon meeting between the two at a Bangkok hotel did not materialize.

4.   European markets closed lower Wednesday on the eve of a heavily anticipated European Central Bank meeting.

5.   In the much anticipated first meeting of the American teams, Young America was easily able to dominate AmericaOne, which experienced sail problems before the start.

6.   The much anticipated meeting took place halfway through the first period when younger brother Brett threw a solid bodycheck on Eric.

7.   The poll was released on the eve of an anticipated Wednesday meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, aimed at negotiating a truce.

8.   U.S. officials awaited an anticipated third meeting with the downed crew members.

9.   A much anticipated meeting here between Japanese Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura and US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin was unlikely to take place Saturday, a Japanese official said.

10.   One press report in Dublin suggested a ceasefire might come before an anticipated meeting in London Thursday between Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart John Bruton.