1.   All the signs are of threat - missing teeth, scars showing through hair cropped army-short - but there is no aggression.

2.   Although voices of dissent are being heard, there is no sign of the supermodel phenomenon abating in the near future.

3.   And the signs are the journeys will made without liquid refreshment.

4.   And there are signs the regime is now more receptive.

5.   Around the country, there are some signs of eroding support for the death penalty, even among some conservatives.

6.   As yet, there is little sign of this happening.

7.   But if the revolution in microelectronics is not yet faltering, there are signs of two big changes.

8.   But still there is no sign of Captain Ahab.

9.   But the signs are that the upward curve is levelling out.