1.   And Friday, many, particularly those who bankroll the political parties themselves, cheered the imminent change in their status.

2.   A reduced number of hostages by no means indicates that there is an imminent change in the situation in the assault on the embassy compound.

3.   Activists said China has hinted before at imminent changes in its policies without following through.

4.   But human rights activists said China has hinted before at imminent changes in its policies without following through.

5.   But off the record, priests have a great deal to say about the imminent changes.

6.   But so far, officials said, no signs of imminent change are discernible.

7.   But there are signs, too, of imminent change.

8.   Crude oil futures fell as concern subsided that a lengthened hospital stay for Russian President Boris Yeltsin suggested an imminent change in leadership.

9.   Despite the denials of an imminent change, remarks like these indicate that a major shift in Japanese security thinking is under way.

10.   Having no ideas about what it would do if returned to power, it whoops mindlessly about an imminent change in the calendar.