1.   AMR typically reports earnings before other airlines, and the Fort Worth, Texas-based company is viewed by many investors as a bellwether for other airline stocks.

2.   An outbreak of West Nile is occurring simultaneously in Russia, another area of the world where it had never been reported before.

3.   As reported here before the capture of the Iranian-Palestinian terror ship with explosives intended to blow up Israeli civilians, Sharon is most concerned about Iran.

4.   But much of this, alas, has been reported before.

5.   Come rain or shine, the pollen patrol must report before sunup.

6.   Jack Kennedy tried his hand at reporting before launching his political career.

7.   Neighbors told police there had been gunfire in the complex several times in recent nights, though none reported it before last night, he said.

8.   Some economists detected worrisome signs of inflation in the figures, which are the last important economic indicators reported before Election Day.

9.   Some cases were reported before Thanksgiving last year.

10.   Some aspects of workfare have indeed been reported before.