1.   Knowing NASA would have little cash to spare, the committee backed off proposals for new landing craft.

2.   Basically, most students leave knowing they will have to do without their accustomed parental protection and learn to take care of themselves.

3.   To know whose had what training and whose due to have training.

4.   As always, the Rockets left knowing they had their chances.

5.   In the end, knowing he had the players right where he wanted them, Stern finally moved off the craggy mountain he had climbed atop last month.

6.   Knowing they had the Eagles bottled up, the Redskins took few chances offensively in the second half and relied on their defense.

7.   Knowing they had the wild-card possibility to fall back on, the Yankees, like the Mariners, reinforced themselves by trading for veteran players.

8.   Knowing his team had no chance to beat the Lakers in a normal game, Pistons coach Murray Mendenhall stalled.

9.   Knowing you have an audience, especially one that matters to you, can be utterly paralyzing.

10.   Knowing he has Johnson pitching tomorrow and Andy Benes going on Saturday, Seattle manager Lou Piniella said he is satisfied with the split of the first two games.