1.   The students always display considerably more pep during the weeks immediately prior to the holidays.

2.   Two journalists investigating the allegations had their homes raided and notes confiscated by police in the weeks prior to the publication of the report.

3.   As in previous rounds of talks, the atmosphere between Israel and the Arabs was tense during the weeks prior to the start of negotiation.

4.   Although two reports showed that retail sales rose last week, the figures may have been skewed by the effects of cold weather in prior weeks, analysts said.

5.   A drop in demand from the prior week combined with surging imports to ensure gasoline retailers are well supplied, which could continue through the summer months.

6.   A drop in demand from the prior week combined with surging imports to ensure gasoline retailers are well-supplied, which could continue through the summer months.

7.   Dickey, who had remained undecided for several weeks prior to the House impeachment vote, wound up voting for two of the four articles of impeachment.

8.   He had had three other attacks in the weeks prior to his death.

9.   In the weeks prior to the election, however, the campaigns had been explosive.

10.   In the week prior to that first game, Reese had his team concentrate on sniffing out the play-action pass and the bootlegs.