1.   And extending his greeting to people of all the religious faiths of the former Yugoslavia, the pope sought to comfort the city of Sarajevo from a distance.

2.   Last week, President Bush made a special point of extending warm greetings to Muslims at the start of Ramadan.

3.   Spanier said he spoke to Kolnhofer two days before Christmas when Kolnhofer called to extend holiday greetings.

4.   A resolution the House was voting on late Tuesday extends birthday greetings to the former president.

5.   As the new moon signals the holy month of Ramadan, I extend warm greetings to Muslims throughout the United States and around the world.

6.   For his part, PLO chief Yasser Arafat, who has been cracking down on the militants, extended holiday greetings.

7.   For his part, PLO chief Yasser Arafat, who has been cracking down on the militants at the request of Israel, extended holiday greetings to Israel.

8.   Mother Teresa extended birthday greetings Monday to India, where she has worked as a missionary almost as long as the country has been independent.

9.   Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin also extended holiday greetings to the people of Taiwan.

10.   Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin also extended holiday greetings to the Taiwanese.