1.   Washington soon showed its readiness to work with the new British government.

2.   Appearing before town meetings in his suburban Atlanta district, Gingrich showed little readiness to accept full blame for his actions.

3.   At some demonstrations, young men wear shroud-like sheets, showing their readiness to die.

4.   At the same time the federal government was offering the insurance, it also showed its readiness to bail out flood victims with grants and other help.

5.   Already, American officials noted, Barak has shown a readiness to communicate with Arafat.

6.   But analysts said the decision was out of character for the Newhouses, who have shown a readiness to hold onto properties even when they are losing money.

7.   It also shows a readiness to go beyond where even many moderate lawmakers were as recently as a year ago.

8.   It also showed a readiness by the Palestinian Authority to move against Muslim militants.

9.   Only if we show our readiness to go all the way might we avoid the need to do so.

10.   The current Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, has shown no readiness to hand over his rule to Sharif.