1.   The eighteen candidates, mostly pro-democracy activists, organised public debates and forums which were packed with interested observers and participants.

2.   Among the interested observers of this confrontation was Dennis Eckersley, who faced Gaetti many times during their American League days.

3.   As the Southern California Summer Pro League playoffs kicked off at the Pyramid on Friday afternoon, more than one interested observer watched from the sidelines.

4.   As the state strugged to solve the problem, interested observers volunteered scores of solutions, from the obvious to the outrageous.

5.   Bush is now an interested observer.

6.   But on draft day, Abraham will be an interested observer, too.

7.   One interested observer finds it fascinating that either of the Olympic gold medalists are in the hunt for additional gold in Atlanta.

8.   One interested observer is Jan Schaffer, executive director of the Pew Center for Civic Journalism, which oversees a major media reform movement.

9.   Still, the vice president is a most interested observer.

10.   The Big East is perhaps the most interested observer, since the Irish are a conference member in all sports but football.