1.   And whatever the humanitarian considerations, there are clear practical reasons for such a shift.

2.   By most accounts, the remaining technical hurdles are about to be cleared to make human cloning feasible.

3.   He had been examined by a nurse and cleared to be at the ranch shortly before his death, Wallace said.

4.   In recent days, a public appearance with the prime minister fueled speculation that Strauss-Kahn was about to be cleared in the first inquiry.

5.   Kapler said he is hoping to be running by the end of this week and to be cleared for all baseball activity early next week.

6.   Olympic delegations also will be greeted by ACOG volunteers, who have been cleared to be at the international arrival gate.

7.   The others cleared were Daniel Argyropoulos, a former Singapore futures trader who had dealings with Leeson, and Edmund Wong, a director of a software engineering firm.