1.   Analysts say none of the other six regional phone companies across the country is as far along as Bell Atlantic in the regulatory process.

2.   A Chronicle board member who asked not to be identified said it was almost inconceivable that a deal was as far along as the Mercury News reported.

3.   But none are as far along as the Vaxgen vaccine.

4.   Homer said the deal with America Online is not quite as far along, but that it could be consummated soon.

5.   Iraqi scientists may not have been as far along as the documents indicated.

6.   MCI is as far along as anyone.

7.   On the top was drawn a black woman, obviously far along in a pregnancy.

8.   Other potential microbicides are in the pipeline but none are as far along in testing.

9.   Those studies are not as far along as the ones with inhalers.

10.   We have good pitchers down there, but obviously none of them are as far along as Pedro Astacio.