1.   A hundred miles away in Phoenix, engineers begin a race against time.

2.   A formal state of emergency remained in effect as structural engineers began scrutinizing hundreds of buildings to see if they are safe to enter.

3.   EMC said its engineers will begin cooperating with their counterparts at IBM, sharing technical details on storage technology to ensure IBM parts run smoothly within EMC systems.

4.   Engineers began testing the airlock hatch late Monday.

5.   Engineers will soon begin building a second pontoon bridge to allow two-way traffic.

6.   Fearing that the wall could move, engineers began dumping fill into the jagged chasm, using conveyor belts to make sure it went where they wanted it.

7.   Last weekend engineers began to drill wells around the outside of the bathtub wall to monitor water levels and ground movements in the coming months of excavation.

8.   Nevertheless, engineers began constructing the outer shells of two Apex aircraft in February.

9.   On Tuesday, engineers began a four-stage process to slowly lower the observatory in preparation for its final descent, into the atmosphere.

10.   Somewhat truck-like in personality, the Aerostar was designed before minivan engineers began to focus so intently on user-friendliness.