1.   But because new ducts do not need to be designed and fabricated every time offices are moved, operating costs are typically lower.

2.   Fewer than half the businesses who use his services are gay owned, but more may be gay operated, he said.

3.   If there were no conductor and the train operated on the honor system, you would still have to pay your fare.

4.   Magnet schools are public schools operated by a local school board that emphasize a particular subject area, teaching method, or service to students.

5.   No branch will be closed, they vowed, if it is more than three blocks away from another now operated by either of their companies.

6.   Operating the puppets were fellow volunteers Chuck Ozeas of Burbank and Daniel Trippett and Patricia Archung of the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles.

7.   Revenue growth, return on assets and operating margins will be the basis of just half the bonus.

8.   The state, however, has the authority to close schools, by removing what is essentially their license to operate.

9.   There are chapters operating in Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Brockton, Lynn, Lawrence, Lowell, Fitchburg and Leominster, he said.

10.   President Bush last month unveiled measures to promote the building of more nuclear plants, and many now operating are expected to apply to extend their operating license.