1.   As the U.S. team has stormed through Europe in its Olympic preparation, Milbrett has been hotter than a South Texas summer day.

2.   A year after the International Olympic Committee expressed alarm over the unhurried pace of Olympic preparations, organizers here believe they at last have gained control.

3.   Even in the midst of her Olympic preparations, Dunlap came to theCactus Cup last year and placed ninth inthe four-stage event.

4.   General Motors, jumping on the commercialism theme that has dominated Olympic preparation, is advertising that its trucks will be used in the ceremony.

5.   It turned out to be a wise approach for his Olympic preparations.

6.   Like the first series of billboards, the five new signs show unstaged, newslike photos shot in August and October at Olympic preparation sites around Georgia.

7.   Payne also gave the IOC a general progress report on Olympic preparations.

8.   And Sydney newspapers are full of stories about Olympic preparations, such as hotel workers demanding big bonuses during the games.

9.   But Garn said there are discussions of increasing the number of legislators on the Utah Sports Advisory Committee, which keeps tabs on the Olympic preparations.

10.   Felli also cited the organizational troubles in Athens, where Olympic preparations have been hit by construction delays, political wrangling and personnel shake-ups.