1.   If its approved by members and the Securities and Exchange Commission, the new system would be phased in over a nine-month period beginning before year end.

2.   In talks last month, the U.S. rejected a Japanese proposal to raise taxes on shochu over a four-year period beginning in October.

3.   In the Uruguay round of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs, Japan agreed to progressively lower pork tariffs over a six year period beginning this year.

4.   The Living Museum at Creedmoor will be open to the public by appointment for a period beginning in late April.

5.   But a prolonged strike could delay the start of fall shipments for the peak consumption period beginning in October.

6.   Egyptian embassies and consulates will stop charging visa fees for a three-month period beginning Monday, it said.

7.   The free-roaming horses were shot multiple times within a three-day period beginning on Christmas Day.

8.   The technology is available to all Singaporeans for a three-month free trial period beginning Tuesday.

9.   They scheduled a five-day period beginning Friday for disarmament in Grozny, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

10.   They scheduled a five-day period beginning Friday for disarmament in the capital, Grozny, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.