1.   Clinton administration officials have signaled for weeks that the president was leaning toward extending the U.S. presence in Bosnia.

2.   Officials who have sat in meetings on the negotiations say the president is leaning strongly toward striking a deal.

3.   The current president leaned on crutches, just as his predecessor had.

4.   The former president leaned forward to look out the door to see whether his receptionist was within earshot.

5.   The president leaned over, a White House aide said, and told her he thought the crisis was about to be resolved.

6.   Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer earlier had said the president is leaning toward support for such a plan but decisions had not been made about its elements.

7.   The president leaned forward on his elbows, eager to see every archer.

8.   They perked up again at the end when the president leaned over a rope line to shake hands.