1.   The nest was quiet, but Swanson remembered he had heard that bees can become more aggressive and their poison more potent toward the end of summer.

2.   Ironically, I would argue cynically, the only way I could become acceptable was to turn my illness into a piece of work at one level.

3.   And with many defense contractors asserting that they have been dangerously weakened by shrinking military budgets, such forays could become more common, the experts said.

4.   Ask yourself what else it can become.

5.   At a press conference at tribal headquarters, McCain told reporters that the Indian vote could become critical if the Republican race tightens.

6.   A series of bases in the region could become critical in future crises from the Persian Gulf to the volatile border between India and Pakistan, experts said.

7.   But his task could become even greater if the Ashcroft nomination promotes the impression that Bush is outside the political mainstream.

8.   But in dogs and many other animals, individual receptors in the nose can become sensitive to a number of different, unrelated chemicals, Kauer added.

9.   But there is still concern by environment officials that other fish could become vulnerable to bacterial stress factors, so testing continues, including testing for viruses.