1.   Alliance agreed to drop its request that Bally accelerate the date of its annual meeting, people familiar with the situation said.

2.   Also, a number of assistants have been quietly looking for other jobs, some even on the college level, according to people familiar with the situation.

3.   Among the competitors being put on notice is Pacific Scientific, according to people familiar with the situation.

4.   An agreement between the governments on the greenhouse complaint may be in the works, according to people familiar with the case.

5.   And all of them can be resolved, said people familiar with the matter.

6.   And people familiar with Comcast said Roberts had persuaded his father not to sell out to a phone company, despite several big offers.

7.   And people familiar with the agreement said that it was still possible that last-minute legal details might still delay the announcement.

8.   And prosecutors had little insight into what their new witness might disclose, said people familiar with the case.

9.   And people familiar with the situation say Young seems primed to stay with the Giants for several more years.

10.   And several people familiar with the board said it would be highly unusual for the directors to meet before their regularly scheduled meeting.