1.   Although no one can quite explain why, the mule, whose day in the sun was considered over, recently has rebounded in public favor.

2.   At issue is the timing of when the rate freeze would be officially considered over.

3.   But an aide to Pascrell considered it over the line.

4.   But the move drew criticism from civil rights groups and constitutional law scholars, who questioned when, if ever, the war against terrorism will be considered over.

5.   Executives said he came to that decision after considering over the weekend whether to do the interview.

6.   Fifty once was considered over the hill, but now it is widely regarded as an age when people are at the peak of their professional and personal lives.

7.   However, like all equity investments, the fund should be considered over a longer term.

8.   Lampooning leaders this way would land an actor in jail in mainland China, and until quite recently it was considered over the top in Taiwan.

9.   Likewise, sales taxes considered over a lifetime -- from struggling youth to affluent maturity -- are far less regressive than commonly supposed.

10.   Mike Gilhooly, a spokesman for the INS, said that the agency would consider over the weekend one of three courses of action allowed by immigration law.