1.   Its surplus assets have stirred the interest of bigger rivals.

2.   Although there is little sign that the mayoral contest has stirred much interest, perceptions about the candidates, if indistinct ones, are beginning to come together.

3.   And in a party that is anything but conventional, the notion of a Trump candidacy is stirring some interest.

4.   And now, not even knocking off the team with the best record in the league in its own back yard has stirred much interest in them.

5.   And he ended last season with a cliffhanger, an assassination attempt against the president, further stirring interest.

6.   As a two-time Cabinet secretary, former head of the American Red Cross and immensely popular campaigner for her husband, she has stirred enormous interest among Republicans.

7.   Black leaders have turned to churches to stir interest in health legislation.

8.   Bob Dole, who heads for the GOP nomination in San Diego, has stirred little interest in the black community despite his solid record on civil rights.

9.   A willingness to reconsider the tax cut could, in theory, stir some interest on Capitol Hill for a partial privatization scheme.

10.   A Web site has stirred interest in the author and her work.