1.  Any politically unpopular cut in the Livret A rate now would probably have to be followed by an increase some time next year.

2.  Any politician who knows that probably can be trusted.

3.  Defensively, the nature of the game is probably a little overwhelming, but he is learning to execute.

4.  Defensively, Tony Sanneh (Hertha Berlin) and David Regis (FC Metz, France) will probably start in the back.

5.  Deputy Mayor Peter Powers said Sunday that such a structure would probably satisfy the mayor provided he gained significant control over the $8 billion school budget.

6.  Dennis Felton Current Western Kentucky coach Comment: TCU probably would have to prove commitment to lure him.

7.  Denver then sends the less favorable of the two picks to Utah (probably Phoenix's) in which case both picks would be in the 20s.

8.  Definitive evidence will probably come only with the return of Mars rock samples.

9.  Cuba, a poor country, would have to either pay in cash or secure a loan from a foreign bank, probably at high interest rates.

10.  Cubbage sounded excited, maybe too excited, as he nominated himself Wednesday for a job that he will probably have for a few days.