1.   And nearly half of all Americans plan to ring in the millennium with a champagne toast, according to a survey by Korbel Champagne Cellars.

2.   Backstage afterward, there were champagne toasts and good wishes.

3.   A champagne toast is planned at a party to follow at Metronome Restaurant.

4.   A month ago, champagne toasts were far from his mind.

5.   After birthday cake and a Champagne toast from the host, guests will dance under the stars, weather permitting.

6.   But after pressure or perceived pressure from the local religious councils, most hotels will not hold anything more than a Champagne toast at midnight.

7.   For political reasons alone, President Clinton needs a summit meeting that produces concrete agreements and not just champagne toasts with Jiang, senior U.S. officials say.

8.   Gore was outfoxed, maneuvered into a cozy champagne toast at a morning business deal signing ceremony with Li Peng, the man who choreographed the Tiananmen Square massacre.

9.   Hold those champagne toasts.

10.   Miss McCarty was not at the news conference, though she was the subject of a champagne toast.