1.   American and Mexican officials have said they do not expect initiatives to be announced as a result of the meetings.

2.   At the conference, the president is expected to announce initiatives to promote minority business access to capital, Jackson aides said.

3.   Because both companies had already announced similar initiatives with other companies, the deal underscored the desperation of the major record labels to establish a foothold in electronic commerce.

4.   After Clinton announced his initiative in a speech in June, little happened for three months.

5.   But announcing initiatives has proved easier than producing results.

6.   Clinton also plans to announce an initiative that would allow individuals regardless of race or sex to qualify for set-aside programs if their business is situated in poor areas.

7.   Clinton often melds politics and policy by appearing with children to announce new initiatives.

8.   Compaq announced the initiative Wednesday, describing plans to sell personal computers directly to small and midsize companies over the phone and the Internet.

9.   Complicated new policy initiatives would be announced without adequate background information.

10.   From time to time, the administration has announced initiatives by the Democratic National Committee.