1.   All this came after other high-profile controversies had already rocked what has become a hyper-accelerated race.

2.   All three are by performers who rose to stardom long ago, all came after long periods of silence, all sound like pale reminders of the past.

3.   Brooklier said that the shooting came after Mason, responding to his pager, went to use a local pay phone.

4.   Forbes quit the race, but his departure came after mail-in balloting was under way in Nevada.

5.   He said that it appeared the shooting came after an argument between the suspects and several teen-agers, some of whom also claimed to be Bloods members.

6.   His single came after Albert Belle had led off the sixth with a double.

7.   In Leeds, however, the lawsuit came after negotiations with the retailer had stalled.

8.   Russian stocks were little changed, as the announcement of most of the cabinet came after the market had closed.

9.   Technology analysts said that the move came after signals from Wall Street that investors are not happy with the performance of Webvan, a publicly traded Internet company.

10.   The bombing came days after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement that created a framework for cooperative government.