1.   But the Spurs believed themselves ready to contend.

2.   In addition, the government is believed ready to put another supposed confidant of Abdel Rahman on the stand.

3.   Sprint at one point was believed ready to join up with two Bell companies, Bell Atlantic and Nynex, to jointly develop their wireless business.

4.   Goh did not specify a figure, though Singapore is believed ready to offer a substantial aid package for its beleaguered neighbor.

5.   Several lawmakers who withheld support from Deuba Thursday were believed ready to ally themselves with Adhikari in a new government.

6.   Hassan also was believed ready to reveal classified information about Iraqi weapons programs that violate UN resolutions imposed on Iraq after its defeat in the Gulf War.