1.   Paradorn qualified for the Sydney event by reaching his maiden tour final at the TATA Open in Madras, India, earlier this month.

2.   A few weeks before Vice President Dick Cheney embarked on his maiden foreign tour, Washington heightened the possibility of going on a military rampage against Iraq.

3.   A majority of Americans believe that it deters crime, Bush argued Tuesday as he opened his maiden European tour in Spain.

4.   A majority of Americans believe that it deters crime, Bush argued today as he opened his maiden European tour in Spain.

5.   On his maiden European tour and first real diplomatic test, Bush has taken some rough handling by U.S. allies.

6.   The Sri Lankan cricketers leave on Sunday for their maiden tour of the West Indies and will play two test matches and only one limited-over international.

7.   Albright, making her maiden tour of the world as US secretary of state, is to be in Beijing next Monday and Tuesday.

8.   Only fast bowlers Eric Upashantha and Manjula Munasinghe will be making their maiden overseas tour.