1.   Already, the abortion issue may have clouded the prospects of one candidate, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, to become head of the National Institutes of Health.

2.   Another round of bloodshed and recriminations clouded the prospects for progress toward peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

3.   A foray into digital television, some say, could further cloud prospects.

4.   A proposal to ease the hiring of foreigners at harvest time is clouding prospects for congressional approval of a spending bill for the Commerce, Justice and State departments.

5.   Across Europe, deficit reduction is clouding the prospects for economic growth and reducing high unemployment rates.

6.   But election politics could cloud settlement prospects as the tobacco industry awaits the next president.

7.   But their prospects are clouded by FDA rejection of a drug called Abarelix, developed by Praecis Pharmaceuticals and marketed by Amgen Inc.

8.   CLOUD OVER DENVER BONDS Rising interest rates have clouded the prospects of two bond deals aimed at reducing the borrowing costs of newly opened Denver International Airport.

9.   His dismissal was the latest upheaval for the play, clouding its prospects for Broadway in the spring.

10.   Logistical problems also cloud the prospects.