1.   The U.S. has pledged aid to the country.

2.   And he pledged state aid for Malden Mills, a firm that pays relatively high wages to recent immigrants and longtime Lawrence-area residents alike.

3.   Britain, Canada, and a handful of other countries have also pledged food aid, though not enough to satisfy the remaining demand.

4.   But the Russian president stopped short of pledging aid to Yugoslavia.

5.   Clinton talked of it at a news conference at which he pledged federal aid for the buried areas.

6.   President Bush said Wednesday that he was sending the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Joe Allbaugh, to Seattle, and he pledged federal aid.

7.   President Clinton talked of it at a news conference at which he pledged federal aid for the buried areas.

8.   Russia attended the conference, with its delegation led by a deputy foreign minister, but pledged no aid.

9.   The Bush administration has also pledged economic aid to this deeply indebted and impoverished country.

10.   The United States already sells weapons to Taiwan for defensive purposes and has pledged military aid in the event of a Chinese attack.