1.   But some Republicans who oppose abortion favor the research, citing its potential for helping millions of Americans with an array of debilitating and sometimes fatal illnesses.

2.   Citing the potential to help millions of people, the group said the work could prove to be the biggest scientific and medical breakthrough in the past decade.

3.   Dr. Bruce Fuchs, director of the Office of Science Education at the National Institutes of Health, cited growth potential.

4.   Mayor Richard Riordan has challenged plans to put up street banners throughout Los Angeles flaunting provocative messages on race relations and stereotypes, citing their potential to offend.

5.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, citing the potential for organized-crime influence, has been wary of allowing such enterprises.

6.   Proponents also cite the potential for compensation in coping with modern criminal life in which well-capitalized drug dealers routinely cycle through local jails.

7.   They cited the potential for financial losses because of a decline in service, which could eventually spell a postal rate increase.

8.   As an example, he cited the potential for letting children videotape testimony so they would not have to confront their alleged abuser in the courtroom.

9.   Berlin police on Friday banned a planned weekend demonstration against the building of a Holocaust memorial in the center of the city, citing the potential for violence.

10.   Citing the potential for a nuclear disaster spreading beyond Indonesia, the Singapore Democratic Party called in a statement Tuesday for talks with Indonesian Ambassador Soedibyo Rahardjo.