1.   Among the species studied in the government assessment were some placed on the federal Endangered Species List within the past year, including the jaguar and Huachuca water umbel.

2.   Israeli government assessments of whether the old enemies are nearing agreement have gone up and down all year.

3.   Japanese stocks fell as a grim government economic assessment heightened concern about slumping auto sales and soaring prices of shares in electronics makers such as Sony Corp.

4.   The producers are free to engage in additional advertising, but some argue that they have no advertising budget left after paying the government assessments.

5.   The vote is likely to revive questions about government assessments of farmers to pay for ads aimed at stimulating sales of agricultural products among consumers.

6.   In other trading, the yen tumbled further more against the dollar following a grim government assessment of the Japanese economic outlook.

7.   Nations in Western Europe fared better in the government assessment.

8.   Israeli experts on terrorism agreed with the government assessment that Arafat could do more against Islamic radicals, but said there were limits.

9.   But Mohammed described the American government assessment on Nigeria as unfair, and quoted statistics to prove that the country was not a drug nation.

10.   Land prices set by the agency are used as a benchmark for land transactions and government assessment of inheritance and property taxes.