1.   He was beckoning to them and they could see that the group was preparing to move off.

2.   As the group prepared to leave, Mohsin seemed frustrated and eager to convey a sense of commitment.

3.   Advocacy groups are preparing the battleground for the proposed ergonomics rule, health care issues, the death tax and other regulatory restrictions on small business.

4.   But Khalis had cooperated with the Taliban regime in recent years, and rival groups are preparing to challenge his control of the city, Pakistani officials said.

5.   Doniger said the environmental group was preparing a report on conservation measures that would save more oil than ANWR could provide.

6.   Duguay calls out, and the group prepares for another strike.

7.   Investors have a way of warming to popular fund categories just as those fund groups are preparing to disappoint, says Don Phillips, president of Morningstar Inc.

8.   Informants had told his detectives that the loyalist paramilitary groups were not preparing to use the annual standoff at Drumcree to launch a sustained campaign of violence.

9.   Inside the house recently, the group was preparing for its big night.

10.   Investors have a way of warming to popular fund categories just as those fund groups are preparing to disappoint, according to a Morningstar Inc. study.