1.  As an African-American, the odds that I'd be sitting here given where we were 100 years ago were very long," he explains.

2.  Dies was impressed at how well the FBI solves cases, given what agents have to work with.

3.  Doctors said they could not determine how complete his final recovery would be, but they weren't willing to rule anything out, given how far he had come.

4.  DOLE-POLICY (Annapolis, Md.) _ Elizabeth Dole, also a Republican contender, gives what is described as a "major" foreign policy speech.

5.  During these calls, companies typically update the sales and earnings forecasts they gave when they reported their previous quarter.

6.  Each has a secret, which in the end becomes academic, given what happens to them.

7.  Even after this week's rally, "I don't think (the stock) is overvalued given what we expect it to do," Kerns said.

8.  Even a tripling of sales is not terribly surprising given how limited online retailing has been.

9.  Everybody gave whatever they had today."

10.  Ewing got into the act of giving when he drove through the lane and spotted Houston wide open on the perimeter.