1.   An enraged Leslie tried to fight through a crowd of players and officials in an apparent attempt to get at Thompson.

2.   After one attack, the victim told detectives that Adger swallowed the used condom in an apparent attempt to dispose of the evidence.

3.   After the season, the Sabres fired Muckler in an apparent attempt to keep Nolan.

4.   Buchanan, in an apparent attempt to woo Perot followers, has issued a series of campaign finance reform proposals, including eliminating corporate contributions to political parties.

5.   But she said she expected more arrests in an apparent attempt by the military government to block it.

6.   Consequently, in the past week, the U.S. bombing has intensified in an apparent attempt to weaken Taliban positions enough to encourage an advance by the rebels.

7.   CSX, in an apparent attempt to head off anti-trust concerns, said in a statement that it would be willing to share some tracks in return for approval.

8.   Eleven were Palestinians, including five gunmen shot by soldiers during what the army said was an apparent attempt to attack an isolated Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip.

9.   Friday, U.S. air strikes pounded Taliban positions defending the city in another apparent attempt to help the Northern Alliance to break their front lines.

10.   Hamanaka built up huge positions in the metal in an apparent attempt to control its prices.