11.   As for actually plausible trade scenarios, McHale said he is talking daily to teams about possible deals.

12.   As a Senate veteran, Kennedy had the experience to recognize the best possible deal when it came.

13.   As for possible deals with such expensive free agents as the slugger Manny Ramirez and the right-hander Mike Mussina, Cashman has other decisions to make first.

14.   At least two other regional phone companies, Bell Atlantic Corp. and Nynex Corp., have been discussing a possible deal for months.

15.   BAE has already begun to lobby Pentagon officials for approval of a possible deal.

16.   Before Cincinnati dealt Jeff Shaw to Los Angeles, the Reds had shown interest in outfielder Michael Tucker, a possible deal Schuerholz discounts.

17.   Both companies confirmed they have been discussing a possible deal for the past four months.

18.   Both stocks lost value as word of the possible deal emerged.

19.   A coaltion of Georgia public health organizations argues that Georgia should fight hard for the best possible deal.

20.   A BET executive who spoke on condition of anonymity said that reports of a possible deal were speculative at best.