1.   And last month, Lucent sold the first such switch to data services company Global Crossing for an undisclosed, but multimillion-dollar price tag.

2.   And since the electors are party loyalists, such a switch is almost unthinkable.

3.   But even Piper conceded there would be no good time to make such a switch.

4.   But the Justice Department contends that such a switch is not uncommon.

5.   Coffee growers agree but the prospects of making such a switch are grim.

6.   Clinton has refused to do that and added today that the presence of the U.S. Sixth Fleet there made such a switch impossible.

7.   Corporations, however, may find such a switch impractical from a tax standpoint.

8.   If part of the motivation for such a switch is the desire to crack down on frivolous lawsuits, this is hardly a good idea.

9.   In April, the firm that sells copier paper to Massachusetts will make such a switch.

10.   In professional golf circles, such a switch is an eye-opener.