1.   The Orthodox institutions, in turn, were pressuring the umbrella bodies.

2.   The Australian Council of Trade Unions, the trade union umbrella body, made the threat of industrial warfare clear last week.

3.   The World Trade Organization, the umbrella trade body, is sometimes described as the ultimate capitalist club, but it is far from exclusive.

4.   Andersen Worldwide, the umbrella body of Andersen, announced Monday that it was in merger talks with KPMG.

5.   Hanley said Britain would continue to support efforts of the Iraqi National Congress, an umbrella body of Iraqi opposition groups.

6.   He named the two judges after they were chosen by the Higher Judicial Council, an umbrella body of lawyers and judges that appoints legal officials.

7.   He met Thursday with leaders of the Hurriyat Conference, an umbrella body of pro-independence political and professional groups in Kashmir.

8.   In a possibly significant step, an umbrella body of Protestant paramilitary groups pledged Friday not to initiate fresh street violence in Belfast.

9.   Members of the securities industry also expressed support Thursday for an umbrella regulatory body.

10.   Negotiations between the lifeguards and an umbrella body of municipalities are at a deadlock and the strike will likely continue for a while, Goldstein said.