Mr. North is charged with 12 criminal violations stemming from his efforts to aid the Nicarguan rebels.

The surge stems in part from unions' efforts to attract students to labor's cause and to train them to be activists.

He said they stem from his efforts, beginning late last year, to secure money for expansion.

Paradoxically, the problems stem in large measure from the airlines' efforts to improve their on-time records.

The charges stemmed from his efforts as well as his actions before and after he received the $40,000 payment.

The computer problem stems from designers' efforts to save memory space by representing a date's year with just two digits, like 99 for 1999.

The problems largely stem from the airlines' efforts to improve their on-time records.

The anticipated restructuring charge stems from Bull's efforts to bring overhead into line with the company's market share.

Some of the controversy surrounding the election stemmed from both towns' efforts to acquire eligible voters.

He was also convicted of tampering with evidence stemming from his efforts to clean up the scene and then stage the accident.