1.   The decision coincided with reports that at least four Cornish skippers had recently bought drift nets of up to four miles long.

2.   The decision coincides with patient protection legislation in Congress that focuses on denial of treatment by managed care plans such as HMOs.

3.   The decision coincided with two big changes in the way Britons channel growing prosperity into leisure spending.

4.   The decision coincided with a slowdown in Asian economies and weak heating-fuel demand caused by warmer-than-normal weather in the Northern Hemisphere.

5.   The decision coincided with the resumption of commercial airline flights Thursday morning.

6.   The decision coincided with the resumption of commercial airline flights.

7.   The Saudi decision coincided with the start of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on the final status of Jerusalem, as well as the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

8.   This decision has coincided with the deal agreed by Iraq and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to end the inspection crisis.

9.   The decision coincided with an appeal for additional funds by the head of the UN special commission on Iraqi disarmament.

10.   The decision coincided with the announcement of a new economic package by the government aimed at countering the rise of the yen against the dollar.