1.   As the trade deadline neared, the Nets decided to do nothing except to retain Coleman, easily the most weighty proposition faced by the organization this decade.

2.   As for Saberhagen, he seems to be resigned to the idea of a trade as the deadline nears and the opportunity to pitch in a pennant race.

3.   As the deadline nears for presidential appointments to manage the San Francisco Presidio, new names have surfaced.

4.   As the strike deadline neared, US Airways said holders of e-tickets could make arrangements at a US Airways ticket counter to get paper tickets.

5.   As the trade deadline neared, McGwire, who becomes a free agent after the season, softened his stance and was sent to the St. Louis Cardinals.

6.   As the trade deadline nears, the Braves continue to surface in potential deals around baseball.

7.   As the deadline nears for the town council to decide whether Wal-Mart can come to town, the pressure that comes to bear is heartfelt.

8.   As the virus incubation deadline nears, officials are rushing to set up clinics at affected schools.

9.   Both sides worry that even the current threat of a walkout could severely damage the carrier because more passengers will stop making reservations as the strike deadline nears.

10.   Several deadlines are nearing for Holocaust survivors to apply for payouts from a multibillion-dollar reparations fund for Nazi-era forced laborers.