1.   Bond yields are stabilizing because of no apparent signs of inflation, and now earnings are beginning a cyclical recovery.

2.   But Gilbertson did not vow to stay on, an apparent sign that only the terms of the separation need hashing out.

3.   But there were no apparent signs of progress Friday afternoon.

4.   Mattea has unflinchingly championed AIDS awareness in many ways, with no apparent signs of rejection from her peers or her audience.

5.   One apparent sign of the weight of the moment was the testosterone-laden sports rhetoric that filled the pre-debate news shows.

6.   Several large Valley employers said there were no apparent signs of higher-than-usual absenteeism.

7.   The crew chief of a second Osprey saw it nose into the ground, she said, with no apparent sign of trouble.

8.   Unlike most previous grand jury witnesses, Ms. Willey arrived at the courthouse and departed with the prosecutors, an apparent sign that she is cooperating with the government.

9.   A preliminary investigation showed no apparent signs of foul play, Endicott police Lt. Harlan Ayers said.

10.   A helicopter belonging to Ranariddh, who was at home during the fighting, landed opposite his residence Wednesday, an apparent sign of his unease.