11.   EU officials expressed hope that an accord will be announced before midnight European time, when foreign-exchange markets in Tokyo open.

12.   Earnings were announced just before the trading day ended.

13.   Fans at Edison Field booed him when his name was announced before every at-bat during the three-game series.

14.   Findings will be announced before the Stanley Cup finals begin next Tuesday night in Denver.

15.   Fox announced before the games started that it intended to concede nothing.

16.   Ford, which announced the closings minutes before the stock market closed, said it is working with suppliers to resolve the shortage.

17.   He had previously accused his rivals of being afraid because they had rejected his proposal that a speaking order for the debate be announced shortly before the encounter.

18.   He announced before the season that Northridge was finished losing.

19.   He had never announced before.

20.   He was in the starting lineup Wednesday night and was given a standing ovation again when he was announced before his first at-bat.