1.   American officials acknowledged that the new Serbian attacks had compressed the time in which Washington would phase in the punishments.

2.   As in many such bidding wars, time became compressed to a few all-important hours.

3.   At best, the postponement compresses the time left for Clinton to decide whether to continue with the system.

4.   Even a Dodge Dynasty compresses time and space, gives the possibility of incredible sexual freedom, and enhances the power of the human body and mind.

5.   Hollywood filmmakers compress time, create composite figures and invent dialogue.

6.   The advantage for clients -- it compresses the time normally involved in selling stock through a syndication of several investment banks, which can take several months.

7.   The camera freezes and can also compress time.

8.   The dedicated pagers that will compress response time to a matter of minutes have been handed out.

9.   The rapid spread of Internet-based computing, experts say, promises to compress the time it takes for any new technology to enhance economic welfare in general.

10.   Time is compressed, and a mythic figure is brought down to human scale.