11.   Online holiday shopping is increasingly gnawing at the business of traditional retailers this year, with preliminary indications that seasonal Internet sales may nearly triple from last year.

12.   Preliminary indications are that the company posted a loss for the fourth quarter, EIS officials said in a statement released late Friday.

13.   Preliminary indications are that the debris field here is much smaller than in the TWA investigation.

14.   Preliminary indications for July suggest higher refinery runs in Japan and reduced runs in Europe and the U.S., the IEA said.

15.   Preliminary indications for June suggest higher refinery runs in the U.S., unchanged in Europe and a further decline in Japan, the IEA said.

16.   Preliminary indications from fund companies on stock-fund flows have been mixed, with Fidelity registering a slowdown but others seeing growth.

17.   Preliminary indications, however, are that it should be about the same as a year ago.

18.   Preliminary indications are that players union representative Gene Upshaw would give his blessing to this provided there are other concessions made.

19.   Preliminary indications, they say, suggest that collections may fall below projections.

20.   Preliminary indications are that the cause is bacteria that thrives in warmer water temperatures.