1.   And by now there was pressure to hire staff, with the launch date less than six months away.

2.   Several local agencies are planning to hire bilingual staff.

3.   They hired more staff in order to spread the load.

4.   Among other things, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee say they are awaiting approval for money to hire more staff.

5.   Amato first made headlines when he hired his coaching staff.

6.   Although Wilson acknowledges no wrongdoing at Lexington House, she says the rapid growth made it difficult to hire competent staff and adequately train them.

7.   And Alfred A. Checchi, the multimillionaire co-chairman of Northwest Airlines, who has hired a staff and begun an exploratory effort, was ostentatiously modest.

8.   Armstrong will soon begin consulting with insiders regarding hiring a staff.

9.   As part of the plan to build a nationwide retail presence here, Merrill may hire staff from Yamaichi and negotiate leases to occupy Yamaichi offices.

10.   BankBoston Corp. plans to expand its business in Asia as struggling stock and currency markets create opportunities to attract customers and hire staff, a top executive said.