1.   By establishing formal links with the universities, and international specialists, they hope to redress the balance.

2.   HEPATITIS B is the most serious occupational infectious disease threatening healthcare workers today, a group of international specialists has agreed.

3.   Some international specialists consider that more than a mere possibility.

4.   Still, Starbucks is likely to face challenges, said Bernard Simonin, an international marketing specialist at the University of Washington.

5.   However, Spanish scientists disputed that and appealed Wednesday for help from international specialists to evaluate the damage and clear away the waste.

6.   International specialists are expected to arrive Saturday.

7.   International specialists rushed to Georgia after three woodsmen found and carried off two strontium batteries in December.

8.   Lucent said Thursday that Coller Capital, an international specialist investment manager, will control the portfolio now known as New Venture Partners II LP.

9.   Methods and resources for large-scale disarmament are being debated among Afghan officials and international specialists.

10.   Nazarenko said international specialists have confirmed that the new reactor meets world standards.