1.  In their first showdown in these Olympics, Street skied first, laying down a tremendous time in a full-bore performance.

2.  Its passage sets the stage for the first veto showdown between Clinton and the new Republican Congress.

3.  Most Bush supporters figured that their guy came out ahead in his first one-on-one showdown with Gore.

4.  The issue is expected to cause the first major partisan showdown in the Senate.

5.  There was no shortage of so-called experts who were guessing that Bush would totally botch his first international showdown.

6.  Winning the first World Cup showdown in a geographical rivalry that began at the start of the century gave Belgium glory to go with its grief.

7.  A measure that makes it a crime to harm a fetus during a violent act against a pregnant woman is the first showdown this year on the abortion issue.

8.  Earlier, Croatia won the first Olympic showdown with Yugoslavia.

9.  George W. Bush is heading to the first showdown with Al Gore, encouraged by news the two are running close in two traditionally Democratic-leaning states.

10.  George W. Bush is heading to the first showdown with Al Gore, encouraged by news the two are tied in traditionally Democratic-leaning states.