1.   A few neon signs are beginning to appear on the larger buildings advertising the usual Western wares such as Levi jeans.

2.   Warning signs began to flash that abuses could occur in the police investigation of serious crime.

3.   As the casualty lists mounted, so signs of strain began to appear within the higher commands on both sides, almost simultaneously.

4.   As the nation flourished and literacy spread, simple hand-lettered signs began to advertise the staples of everyday life.

5.   But some trouble signs began to emerge last year.

6.   Department of Transportation officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the new signs would begin appearing on streets later this year.

7.   Even the ubiquitous red, white and blue lawn signs had begun to disappear.

8.   First Interstate signs will begin disappearing within three to six months.

9.   Indeed, the Fed chairman said the central bank was prepared to ease monetary policy by lowering interest rates if outright signs of economic weakness began to crop up.

10.   Ominous signs began appearing this spring.