1.   After a whirlwind courtship, longtime rivals Boeing and McDonnell Douglas Corp. Tuesday decided to unite on future design and production of Boeing wide-body airplanes.

2.   After a whirlwind courtship, John asked Cindy to marry him.

3.   After a whirlwind courtship, they married on the first weekend available.

4.   He found it anyhow, and proposed after a whirlwind courtship.

5.   Instead, the movie star whisked her into a whirlwind courtship.

6.   Miller, a lawyer by education, received a whirlwind courtship.

7.   After a whirlwind courtship, actor Charlie Sheen has married his sweetheart of six weeks, model Donna Peele.

8.   And during their whirlwind courtship and engagement, she believed his story that the heavy bandages covering his chest protected his ribs after a car accident.

9.   Later, her whirlwind courtship and marriage to singer-actor Lyle Lovett made headlines.

10.   The hiring ended a whirlwind courtship that also included some consultation about other candidates before being wrapped up very quickly.