1.  Board spokesman Jerry Martin said New York and Massachusetts might follow suit, and the federal government might eventually as well.

2.  But the state governments might, even in the face of expected opposition from the pharmaceutical industry.

3.  If the plaintiffs do not appeal, the government might.

4.  If the state does not come through, the federal government may.

5.  In May the government sold 33 percent of the company's voting stock to two U.S. power companies, AES Corp. and Southern Co. for $1 billion.

6.  Is there anything upcoming that the Netanyahu government may _ or may not _ do that would elicit a response from Hamas, such as not withdrawing from Hebron?

7.  Japan's benchmark stock index rose overnight to its highest level in three months on optimism that the government may cut corporate taxes to revitalize the economy.

8.  The high court has also recognized that there are times when the government may and should accommodate religious practices.

9.  The seesaw trading came as people evaluated what kind of monetary and fiscal policies the new government might follow.

10.  Traders interpreted the remarks as a signal the government may planning to use public funds to help the banks write off bad debt.