1.   On average, the chances of weediness emerging by accident are vanishingly small.

2.   A splinter group of the NPFL, led by Prince Yormie Johnson, had emerged by this time as a separate and important force.

3.   As thousands of Washington reporters kicked into overdrive, new facts seemed to emerge by the half hour.

4.   Early trends are expected to emerge by late afternoon.

5.   He said the agreement would help emerging economies by increasing their access to capital, and reinforce the world trading system.

6.   If further signs of weakness emerge by then, Fed policymakers may feel pressured to lower rates to keep the economy from falling into a recession, analysts said.

7.   If only a nominee emerged by consensus of his peers, selected on the grounds of age, gravitas, experience, achievement.

8.   In the absence of a new plan, the old street pattern emerges by default.

9.   Mehring said that the bidding was not likely to be protracted and that a winner was likely to emerge by Christmas.

10.   Sources close to the negotiations say a compromise bill could emerge by the end of next week.