1.   Approaching elections bring on the customary hand-wringing among political observers that American democracy is going to hell in a handbasket because so few Americans vote.

2.   At a time of relatively high unemployment and a approaching elections, such job losses could prove an electoral disaster.

3.   But the political dynamics of the approaching election undermine the chances for any such grand compromise.

4.   Some human rights groups contended the whole affair was intended to worry people about spies to influence them to vote for the governing party in approaching elections.

5.   Teslic is like many towns where reform elements hope that they will somehow prevail against the Bosnia Serb power structure in approaching elections.

6.   But he warned that approaching elections in Israel and the United States make it essential to pick up the pace.

7.   But in other European nations, notably Germany, increasing the military budget remains sensitive at a time of tight finances and approaching elections.

8.   FEWER than half of those polled in a recent survey believe the outcome of the approaching elections in Hong Kong will be credible or representative.

9.   Sen. Martinez said Haitian legislators warned American lawmakers in May that the approaching U.S. election could bring renewed violence to Haiti.

10.   French President Jacques Chirac officially announced Monday that he is a contender for a second term in the approaching elections.