1.   At a conference on higher education held last month at Spelman College in Atlanta, one paper reported a nationwide shift toward basing financial aid on merit.

2.   But it suggests that the goal of stabilizing a former foe still seems valid and places much of the blame for the failure of aid on Russia itself.

3.   But using a mechanical device for aid on the course is taboo.

4.   For example, under Russian government formulas that base hospital aid on the number of patients, promoting home care meant a huge drop in subsidies.

5.   He did not condition that aid on the overthrow or departure of Milosevic.

6.   No wonder past studies have found little measurable impact of aid on poverty.

7.   No other disaster or crime involving Americans has had so many victims in so large a spotlight or with so much money in aid on the line.

8.   Our third and only American rescuers come to our aid on the second day after we stop for another swim.

9.   Ssempala says the continent needs aid on two levels.

10.   Stephenson is preparing a plan that will focus aid on larger banana farmers, educating them about maintaining their trees, ensuring quality and controlling costs.