1.  If he was idiosyncratic, it was because of his determination to probe the possible electrical component of any problem.

2.  Of the eight possible components of such a plan, a scheme of staff development to make sure that the other seven can be implemented has high importance.

3.  He said he could not comment on other possible components.

4.  Other possible components include an extension of unemployment benefits to held deal with layoffs and a second round of rebate checks.

5.  Possible components of an interlocking system include rocket-launched interceptors fired from the ground and from Navy ships and high-powered lasers carried by Air Force planes.

6.  Previous reports have mentioned ammonium nitrate and diesel fuel and the plastic explosive Semtex as possible components of the bomb.

7.  The United States is considering the system as a possible component in its planned missile defense shield.