1.   Free-electron lasers on the whole have had a rather bad press.

2.   Biologists believe lasers might have the same effect on grackles.

3.   But early lasers had to be aimed at a distance.

4.   Costello suggested that the laser would have an initial range of four miles.

5.   Pointer lasers have a variety of practical uses.

6.   Scientists think that since decaying tissue contains more water than healthy tissue, the laser has a selective effect that mainly vaporizes decay.

7.   Such lasers have wide applications in communications, bulk chemical processing and fusion experiments, as well as cutting, drilling and welding.

8.   The company said the new laser has possible uses that are unavailable with any other laser on the market.

9.   The laser itself has an aura of high-tech precision that should make for some catchy ad copy.

10.   The officials have said that the overruns grew out of management problems that have been corrected, while critics maintain that the laser still has unsolved technical difficulties.