1.   Adame, confirming the Autobuses Monterrey account of what it costs to cross the border, nodded as an aide reported higher demands before Christmas.

2.   But Intel said inventories were still lower than it wanted and declined to assure analysts that supplies would come into balance with demand before the end of the year.

3.   Coffee rose amid concern that supplies of high-quality beans could fall short of demand before South America harvests replenish inventories.

4.   Even if they have not been this far as head coaches, their players have faced the Final Four pressures and demands before.

5.   Gasoline jumped after an inventory report showed strong demand before the start of the Independence Day holiday weekend.

6.   If, for example, Greenspan warns that he will not tolerate higher prices, unions temper wage demands even before the Fed raises interest rates.

7.   In NEW YORK, coffee rose amid concern that supplies of high-quality beans could fall short of demand before South America harvests replenish inventories.

8.   It would, however, be folly to wait for the demand before creating the supply.

9.   Most players are either traded or withdraw their demand before the deadline.

10.   Sinn Fein and British officials also failed to agree on setting a date for full-fledged negotiations, which Sinn Fein demands before IRA disarmament can be discussed.