11.   The US had been feeling comfortable and confident after three successive victories.

12.   They were also confident after winning the first two games against Seattle last season before sputtering.

13.   Wednesday, it was the rebels, highly confident after days of uninterrupted advances, who dismissed the proposals, saying that Mobutu must step down.

14.   Yet he remained modestly confident after beating the Reds for the second time in less than a week.

15.   Both Attwood and Beye, however, said they were more confident after the summit between dos Santos and Savimbi in Libreville, Gabon.

16.   Butler, in fact, appeared confident after the verdict.

17.   Confident after her first career tournament title in Filderstadt last week, fifth-seed Hingis stormed through her previous matches.

18.   Despite the economic gloom, Schroeder appeared confident after the opposition nominated the arch-conservative Stoiber.

19.   England, meanwhile, is confident after its win Wednesday in Napier and has named an unchanged team.

20.   He sounded almost as confident after his round Friday.