1.   The commission had begun to draw up an inventory of assets.

2.   And the big, lucrative commissions are beginning to roll in.

3.   And for the first time since the commission began its work, Kay James, the chairwoman, publicly stated her personal position on gambling.

4.   As the commission begins its final meeting Monday in Dallas, it will almost certainly fail to reach a consensus about what national policy to recommend.

5.   As the commission began to look into the statement, it summoned Liotti, who brought his collection of missives, which he suspected had been sent by Mogil.

6.   But more than six months after the accord was signed, the commission is just beginning its work in Bosnia.

7.   But it appears that the commission had begun its inquiry before being contacted by McCall.

8.   But the commission has now begun to process claims from petroleum companies, and the amounts being sought are significant.

9.   Concerns regarding the policy have come full-circle since the commission first began hearing public comment in January.

10.   Clinton wants the commission to begin work almost immediately.