1.   And maybe, Scheer says, the millennium bug is a harbinger of the tribulation period he believes will precede the return of Jesus Christ.

2.   Elsewhere in the West, a few light rain and mountain snow showers will precede the return to milder conditions in the Northwest.

3.   His words preceded his return to Shea Stadium.

4.   In the days preceding his return, Hussein had seemed intent on pre-empting his critics.

5.   Over the weekend, Sharon again insisted that such a period precede any return to talks on security with the Palestinians.

6.   That would precede a return to the trial and a final vote on the articles of impeachment, Moynihan said.

7.   There were quiet moments that preceded a return to this fictional parade ground, whose marches are defined by small trudging steps and then mindless bellowing.

8.   The warning by Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt precedes the return of students to primary, middle and high schools after a three-month annual holiday Thursday.

9.   On the frontlines north of Kabul local uprisings preceded the return of regular troops loyal to ousted President Burhanuddin Rabbani, under the command of Ahmad Shah Masood.