1.   Speeches from the main security ministers during the same session gave conflicting signals.

2.   Privately, however, he was still sending conflicting signals to his supporters, some of whom got the impression that he had not decided whether to act.

3.   Conflicting signals came from both ministers and officials on Wednesday.

4.   Americans looking for progress this election year on the issue of campaign finance reform got some conflicting signals last week.

5.   Analysts interpret those conflicting signals to suggest that consumers will continue to shop, though they may hold back on big-ticket purchases like cars and refrigerators.

6.   And many commentators said the conflicting signals from the appointments dampened expectations of sweeping policy changes.

7.   As has been common throughout the case, the Pakistani authorities sent conflicting signals Thursday about their investigation and their current theories of who might have been responsible.

8.   As has been common throughout the case, the Pakistani authorities sent conflicting signals on Thursday about their investigation and their current theories of who might have been responsible.

9.   As has been common throughout the case, the Pakistani authorities sent conflicting signals on Thursday about their investigation.

10.   Beyond that, the conflicting signals out of the Lazio camp suggest the difficult terrain that the candidate confronts as he enters this complicated race.