1.   Earlier plans for tighter financial control and greater independence for management had not been successful.

2.   Earlier plans to have a full-time member with financial expertise or to take charge of relations with Area Boards had been abandoned.

3.   Earlier plans drawn up by the Department of Energy contained references to fuel taxes, automobile restrictions, alternative energy initiatives and incentives for green investment.

4.   Already, the US Department of Energy is reconsidering its earlier plan to release genetic studies of deadly traits of pathogens.

5.   An earlier plan called for diverting revenue from special districts to the county.

6.   An earlier plan to sell all U.S. dollar bonds was scrapped.

7.   And it expects to follow through on earlier plans to improve on-time and customer service while remaining profitable.

8.   And that bill must be signed by Governor Pete Wilson, who vetoed an earlier plan passed by the legislature in July.

9.   As was the case in the earlier Asia rescue plans, the first funds will come from the IMF, World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

10.   As was the case in the earlier Asia rescue plans, the first funds will come from the IMF, World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank.