1.   FA rules stipulate a player has to be signed before the first game.

2.   An agreement could be signed before the end of the year, Generali said.

3.   At least one of them did not believe that Walker should be signed before the season.

4.   Assuming that the Senate approves it, President Bush would probably sign it before the weekend.

5.   At the fund-raiser, Bush reached across the rope to shake hands and sign autographs before leaving for Texas and home.

6.   Accompanied by one smiling marshal, he casually strolled through a half-dozen fans or so, stopping to sign autographs before he ascended to the tee.

7.   About five other hospitals still have letters of intent with Columbia which were signed before the raids in July.

8.   After the concert, Ms. Barton gave a backstage news conference and signed autographs before disappearing into a hired ambulette and heading home.

9.   Aikman praised the addition of Walker when the Cowboys signed him one week before training camp.

10.   But manager Walker is quick to point out that McCann was signed before Rimes reached the national charts.