11.   A diabetic hostage, Anil Khurana, who was released on Sunday because of his failing health, returned to Delhi Thursday night.

12.   A year ago, when John Paul canceled a similar trip to the United States, he set off a flurry of speculation about his failing health.

13.   BURT BEHIND BARS It seems a long time ago that Burt Reynolds was associated mainly with stories about a messy divorce, financial entanglements and allegations of failing health.

14.   But failing health prevented him from attending subsequent meetings of NATO defense and foreign ministers.

15.   But Fowler declined that offer due to the failing health of his mother, who recently died of cancer.

16.   But his capacity for action was impaired by his age and failing health.

17.   But in making his announcement Wednesday, he said he had accepted just one resignation, from Education Minister Yasir Amr, who is elderly and in failing health.

18.   But the growing rift between Washington and Moscow runs far deeper than the fate of an alleged spy in failing health.

19.   But when Kotite arrived last year, with Steinberg in failing health, he was given the final word.

20.   Cisler had been in failing health since suffering a fall during the winter, said Mary Kay Bean, a spokeswoman for Detroit Edison.