1.   The president signed a series of laws reintroducing a peculiar mixture of conflicting symbols from the past.

2.   The French and German environment ministers, Sgolne Royal and Klaus Tpfer, have signed a series of agreements concerning waste management.

3.   But the week before last, Foreign Minister George Papandreou of Greece came to Turkey to sign a series of agreements.

4.   But there was one awkward moment, after American and Chinese government and corporate officials signed a series of diplomatic and business deals.

5.   Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng and Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin yesterday signed a series of cooperation agreements and government protocols in Beijing.

6.   Confirmation of the license approval came from members of a high level Chinese trade delegation, in New York to sign a series of contracts with U.S. firms.

7.   He signed a series of contracts that made him wealthy beyond his wildest dreams.

8.   Zavos and Antinori said all patients must sign a series of consent forms before beginning the cloning process.

9.   Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto signed a series of trade and economic agreements during a visit to the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan on Saturday.

10.   Akayev signed a series of decrees restructuring the government of Prime Minister Kubanychbek Zhumaliyev, who was appointed last week, the ITAR-Tass news agency said.