1.   The association began as a forum for sharing ideas about management problems.

2.   And in February, the association began offering member discounts on eye exams, glasses and contact lenses.

3.   But the association will begin functioning while in the application process.

4.   But the savings association began to hemorrhage severely from bad loans, and regulators ultimately forced him out.

5.   His association with Nixon began because he had known Haldeman while both were attending the University of California at Los Angeles.

6.   Last year the association began a million-dollar program intended to help its teachers set up schools in a half-dozen states.

7.   Local dealer associations have begun hiring agencies after Mercedes-Benz ended in July a dealer program with advertising from Martin.

8.   Since the association began to press for an official accounting, the Mexican government has appointed five consecutive special prosecutors to investigate.

9.   Some parent-teacher associations have begun to try to ban cigarette vending machines that can be found on almost every street corner.

10.   That association began at topless clubs where she had worked, he said.