Ms. Tripp had approached Mr. Starr's office earlier in the week and was now, with her own grant of immunity, cooperating with his investigation.

Abrahams takes it badly, but Sam Mussabini (Ian Holm), a professional trainer who he had approached earlier, offers to take him on to improve his technique.

A witness to the incident had said Lloyd and his group had approached a couple earlier in the day looking for drugs.

Jack Straw, the Britain's foreign minister, said on television that someone had approached the British Embassy in Baghdad earlier in the week and offered to be an intermediary with the militants.

So did Rudolph Giuliani, the New York mayor turned presidential candidate, whom Mr. Gingrich said he had approached earlier in the day with his idea.

O'Neal had earlier approached Wachovia bank for a merger, without prior Board approval, but the talks ended after O'Neal's dismissal.

Serizawa jabbed an insistent finger at the media charmer who had approached Basil earlier.

Perkins had been approached about the job two years earlier, but was not interested at the time.

They had earlier approached Athens for assistance and now, after Syracuse had taken Leontini, the town of Segesta called on Athens for help.

Krenz had been approached several months earlier about ousting Honecker, but was reluctant to move against a man he called "my foster father and political teacher."