1.   Further loss was expected during October -- traditionally the time of the deepest holes.

2.   A General Election was expected during the next two years, but already there were signs that the Peace Alliance was preparing to test its strength among the electorate.

3.   Among the declining stocks was Wal-Mart Stores, which fell along with other retailers as investors worried about sales being weaker than expected during the holiday season.

4.   And record production outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries expected during the first quarter could give stockpiles a further boost.

5.   A senior U.S. official terms the Israeli ploy a crude drama but adds that it shows the brinksmanship that can be expected during the endgame of the tortuous negotiations.

6.   A slight upsurge in home rentals is expected during the next two weeks as schools let out and tickets are delivered.

7.   Advanced Micro warned last week that it would post a wider loss than expected during the just-ended quarter.

8.   But it was a dramatic example of the brinksmanship American officials expected during the end game of these tortuous negotiations.

9.   But it was a dramatic example of the brinkmanship American officials expected during the endgame of these tortuous negotiations.

10.   But such acknowledgments, as might be expected during a run for public office, have been largely absent during the campaign.