1.   The French professionals receive thousands of pounds sponsorship.

2.   A CLEVELAND school is to receive thousands of safety stickers so pupils can be seen at night.

3.   Almost immediately, he began receiving thousands of e-mail messages.

4.   Amgen investors played down the importance of these insider sales, mainly because the executives receive thousands of options as part of their compensation.

5.   Armey received thousands of dollars from congressional heavyweights, such as Rep. Tom DeLay of Sugar Land, the third-ranking Republican in the House.

6.   Antivirus companies scrambled to create repair files to fend off Goner, after receiving thousands of customer complaints Tuesday.

7.   At least five members of Congress who sit on the agriculture committees that are writing the new farm policy receive thousands of dollars in farm subsidies each year.

8.   Boehringer said its adviser, Jardine Fleming, received thousands of calls, particularly after it ran ads in local papers appealing to SS Pharmaceutical shareholders.

9.   Birdal spent several weeks in a hospital, where he received thousands of letters and visits from people including Foreign Secretary Robin Cook of Britain.

10.   - Every year, the U.S. Postal Service receives thousands of letters from kids across America to Santa Claus.