1.   But white voters seem increasingly willing these days to vote for minority officials who are perceived as non-threatening coalition-builders.

2.   Canada and Spain seemed finally willing Wednesday to substitute diplomats for gunboats in their bitter dispute over fishing rights in international waters off the coast of Newfoundland.

3.   Freeh has always felt at liberty to exercise his powers without fear of discipline from the Justice Department and Reno has seldom seemed willing to take on Freeh.

4.   Only in recent years has it seemed willing to treat the city as more an asset than a liability.

5.   Unfortunately for the community, nobody seems willing to step forth and fill the civic leadership void created when Royals owner Ewing M. Kauffman died.

6.   Jones has indicated a desire to fight in the heavyweight division, and seemed willing to give up his WBC title to do so.