1.   Divers were reported ready to descend into the depths at first light today as part of an investigation that could last months.

2.   Equally important, he has hired Mike White as his head coach and is reported ready to give him the authority to put in his own system.

3.   Netanyahu had been reported ready to settle for the task to be done by some body other than the council, which includes many Palestinian radicals in exile.

4.   She has long been reported ready to confess sin but not to help prosecute a crime.

5.   She swore in the Paula Jones harassment case that she had not had a sexual relationship with the president but is now reported ready to recant.

6.   As many as six provinces are reported ready to consider distinct status for Quebec.

7.   But with both sides apparently holding fast to their positions and little progress expected, the government was reported ready to break up the strike with police force.

8.   He was reported ready to name former deputy premier Ivan Rybkin as special envoy to the Commonwealth of Independent States.

9.   Venezuela and several other members were reported ready to propose a change to allow election by majority vote.

10.   Senator Richard Lugar was also reported ready to quit the race.