1.   And then there he was Sunday, poised to become an Olympian, a role model.

2.   But now with American and United poised to become bigger rivals in the east, Delta may have no choice.

3.   But now with Berlin poised to become the capital of a united Reich, the Germans are looking more sympathetically at the Prussian past.

4.   Cohen wound up second and was poised to become the next big star when she injured her lower back and missed last season.

5.   Global positioning by satellite, or GPS, is a relatively new consumer technology poised to become almost as commonplace as the digital watch, analysts said.

6.   Once poised to become a leader in his generation, the stretch-runner seemed to find new ways to lose with every race.

7.   The NFC East has produced six of the last eight Super Bowl champions, with the Cowboys poised to become the first team to win three consecutive titles.

8.   Today would be it, what with Woods poised to become the first player to hold all four major professional titles concurrently.

9.   With Cheney poised to become even more influential than Gore, his staff is reflecting his stature.

10.   Poised to become the first elected president, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat sought a large turnout to endorse his peacemaking policy with Israel.