1.   A Pennsylvania elementary school, Carr said, shortened a trip scheduled next spring to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

2.   Already, the trip had been shortened from six days to a long weekend.

3.   Bush has shortened the trip but rebuffed suggestions that it be canceled.

4.   But Cheske said most travelers will shorten trips or economize on meals and lodging rather than stay home.

5.   Expecting to have to shorten his trip, the balloonist made tentative plans to land in India.

6.   Find out the policy for shortening a trip because of bad weather and whether you have a say in that decision.

7.   He and other passengers liked Viner because he drove fast, Hollander said, shortening the trip of two-and-a-half to three hours.

8.   If North Korea signs the international treaty allowing foreign airlines to use its air space, it could shorten the trip between Tokyo and Beijing by about an hour.

9.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who shortened a trip to Japan to return to the talks Friday, was personally trying to nudge each side toward an agreement.

10.   The service introduced Monday, Acela Regional, shortens the trip to and from Boston to about four hours.