1.   Lee said earlier this week that a consortium he heads was ready to invest millions in City in return for a seat on the board.

2.   Analysts said the consortium is just one approach among many in a very complicated field.

3.   And the consortium is fraught with risk.

4.   And while the company has left the door open to join the group, it also has reservations about how the consortium is run.

5.   At this rate the public consortium is on track to complete a rough draft of the genome by the end of June, Collins said.

6.   A Concert spokeswoman, Tracey Belko, said the consortium was not responsible for the failure of the cable.

7.   A spokesman for Airbus, David Velupillai, said that as far as the European consortium was concerned, the Garuda orders were still in place.

8.   But the new consortium is highly unusual in that the results of its research will be made available to the public at the same time as to its members.

9.   But this Roush consortium is a sign that Winston Cup success is not all about visits to victory lane.

10.   In the airline industry, the consortium is Cordiem, owned by American, United and other airlines, as well as manufacturers including Honeywell.