1.   A new prime minister and Cabinet were sworn in on Thursday in a shuffle that has raised hopes that Egypt will speed efforts to revitalize its stagnant economy.

2.   By linking with Vertex, Aurora will speed its efforts to become a full-fledged drug company.

3.   Early detection and tracking would not only speed cleanup efforts, but also help in catching the dumpers, he said.

4.   Federal agencies, also facing lawsuits from Strahan, have speeded up efforts to protect the whales from fishing gear.

5.   His successors are expected to speed up efforts to get the company out of its sickly personal computer business.

6.   In a series of bilateral meetings, Kohl urged his partners to speed up efforts to meet the convergence criteria.

7.   In late January, Aerospatiale Chief Executive Louis Gallois told Bloomberg that he thought the government needed to speed up efforts to consolidate the French defense industry.

8.   The agency hopes to speed up efforts to find developers for low- and moderate-income housing on the sites.

9.   They do not see it as in their interest to speed his efforts to fill out his administration.

10.   This is likely to speed up efforts to get properties off the books.