1.   For Texas, poised to be the first state to take its fight with the tobacco industry to trial, a loss would be costly and embarrassing.

2.   H is for hawthorn and horse chestnut, two medicinal plants poised to be the next best-sellers.

3.   Others poised to be substantial trading partners, such as Thailand and Chile, are also past aid recipients, USAID said.

4.   He had been the center of a huge ad campaign, poised to be among the best Olympians of the U.S. team in Barcelona.