11.   In the last two years, partners began to disagree about the future leadership of the firm, and a march of defections has ensued.

12.   Last February, the partners began discussing an extension of the GE loan, which is due this spring.

13.   Some Andersen partners have begun to explore options elsewhere, but several headhunters say they have not yet seen many resumes from the firm.

14.   The stock price plummeted, the company began drawing on billions of dollars in credit to pay off debts and trading partners began to worry.

15.   When problems arise in marriage, one or both partners begin thinking of divorce.

16.   A FORMER business partner on Tuesday began his testimony in court against provisional legislator Chim Pui-chung under an immunity-from-prosecution deal.

17.   De Andino said he and his partners began notifying the health department and the CDC in August about the unusually large number of cases.

18.   His opening partner Butcher began with a streaky boundary off pace bowler Javagal Srinath but settled down to twice send him crashing to the extra-cover fence.

19.   Reports said the wife of one of the tax inspectors involved in the Milan rigging blew the whistle on the scam because his partners began making threats.

20.   The partners began importing the fabric and customers came in droves.