1.   She immediately wrote a brief congratulatory note, insisting that the waiter convey it forthwith to the chef de cuisine himself.

2.   Colangelo said he received congratulatory notes from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner after winning the National League West and after winning first two rounds of the playoffs.

3.   Dierker said he was especially pleased to receive congratulatory notes from La Russa and Jim Riggleman of the Chicago Cubs.

4.   He was flanked by black military heroes of the past in sounding a cautiously congratulatory note about the success of integration in the armed forces.

5.   Make sure your congratulatory note wishes them well on the honeymoon so your intentions are known.

6.   Seattle Manager Lou Piniella, who received a congratulatory note from George Steinbrenner before the game, admitted the obvious while returning a phone call to his former employer.

7.   The former Kansas senator also sent Clinton a barbed congratulatory note.

8.   A senior Korean government official issued a congratulatory note after Japan won its first game.

9.   Jeremy Anderson left him a congratulatory note in his locker, and several others did the same.

10.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin, in a congratulatory note to Ahtisaari on Independence Day, described Finnish-Russian relations as progressing well.