1.   Annan has the political instincts to take some early actions that signal his intention to change the U.N.

2.   Abacha celebrated his fourth year in office last month with events that seemed planned to signal his intention to cling to power.

3.   Boras, speaking before the annual statistical rankings were released, signaled his intentions for Williams by making various points, but one in particular stood out.

4.   But a senior Republican aide said that Hastert had signaled an intention to bring campaign finance to the floor sometime around September.

5.   But administration officials say a few North African and Persian Gulf states have signaled their intention to back a permanent treaty extension.

6.   But NBC has also signaled its intention to be in business with Dobbs whenever he is free to re-appear on television.

7.   By not showing up, Perry could signal his intention not to take every opportunity to inject the issue into the race.

8.   Conrail signaled its intention to remain independent last month, dashing rumors of an expected merger with Norfolk Southern Corp.

9.   Connors said Jordanian airline executives signaled their intention in a memorandum faxed Monday to the U.S. government.

10.   Daft has signaled his intention to resolve the lawsuit as quickly as possible.