1.   Analysts said the battle for Credisa signals the beginning of a recovery in the depressed Peruvian textile industry.

2.   Analysts, in a conference call with Sun, wondered whether the departures signaled the beginning of an exodus.

3.   Analysts were quick to point out this probably does not signal the beginning of a takeover battle.

4.   As for the musical instruments expelled from our home, an acoustic guitar returned the other night signalling the beginning of the end of the creative purge.

5.   A drop in refinery utilization signaled the beginning of the seasonal round of temporary refinery closures for maintenance, analysts said.

6.   A drop in refinery use signaled the beginning of the seasonal round of temporary refinery closures for maintenance.

7.   A bell does not signal the beginning of the free-agent signing period.

8.   Britain signaled the beginnings of a new policy on Monday, dispatching two artillery batteries to the Croatian port of Split.

9.   Bryant, however, stepped forward to declare the controversy over and officially signal the beginning of what the Lakers hope is a healing, winning period.

10.   But a rebel commander said Friday that the ambush signals the beginning of a protracted guerrilla war.