1.   They discussed the plans over coffee in SoHo.

2.   Although the Clinton administration favors the Gilman plan over the Helms proposal, it has stepped up its efforts to defeat both.

3.   As they hatched their plans over the weekend, Wichmann said, they found themselves in a chicken-and-egg scenario.

4.   But even if the administration submits a plan now, the new welfare law allows officials to amend their plan over the next few months.

5.   But there is much chance for both sides to undermine the peace plan over the next three weeks.

6.   Duhalde had been expected to announce an economic stimulus plan over the weekend, in an effort to break out of the standstill.

7.   Even so, some economists say the Treasury can still save money if it keeps to its plan over the long haul.

8.   Guinness Chairman Tony Greener and GrandMet Chairman George Bull said they hatched the plan over dinner in a London hotel just a month ago.

9.   Global Crossing and the lenders hope to work on the plan over the next month.

10.   His friends say he privately favored the plan over a Republican alternative that created fewer minority-concentrated districts.