1.   And some help is promised.

2.   As he visited the site of the LA earthquake Tuesday, President Clinton promised help for Japan.

3.   But recently, a guerrilla defector indicated the men are alive, and the new Colombian president has promised help.

4.   But whatever supernatural help was promised, it proved to be insufficient.

5.   He promised help for farmers and ranchers in the San Joaquin Valley.

6.   Iran, he said, had provided help in television and broadcasting, and health facilities, and promised help for education, including the salaries at Kabul University.

7.   Kovrov strolls through the town like a small-town mayor, accompanied by two gun-toting bodyguards, promising help and fielding complaints.

8.   Johnson has also been promised help from Washington.

9.   Lucy Keely was on the phone through the night Tuesday and into Wednesday, an understanding voice promising help for frightened people stranded by the flood.

10.   President Clinton met with African American farmers Wednesday evening and promised help with both new loans and programs, and addressing past discrimination by the U.S. Agriculture Department.