1.   American officials said Friday that they are likely to heed the request, but on the grounds of pragmatism.

2.   But most fans heeded the request of the Earnhardt family and stayed away from the church service, instead gathering in restaurants and sports bars around town.

3.   But this year one small private liberal arts college in Louisiana at least initially heeded such requests.

4.   He then went back to the credit agencies to persuade them to heed the request.

5.   In their defense, FDA officials said they expected companies to heed their requests.

6.   It is not clear how many have heeded the request.

7.   It is unclear whether the White House will heed their request that the issue disappear for a while.

8.   Rather, many regular crews have heeded family requests to stay home for millennium celebrations.

9.   The retired Midwesterner was one of a handful of residents who refused to heed official requests to leave their homes during the standoff.

10.   The Safety Board says that the Office of Pipeline Safety has failed to heed that request.