With his country's largest asset tied up in business negotiations, Russian style, Lithuania's president has hinted at possible reciprocation in kind.

The Belarussian president, Aleksandr Lukashenko, hinted as much after the ceremony.

The president, oddly unwilling to criticize his own Environmental Protection Agency, hints broadly that oil companies are rigging the market.

They profess to be strong supporters of President Bush, and they say neither the president nor anyone on his staff has even hinted that they should tone down their criticism.

The party rank and file meet on May 10 in Dublin, and its president, Gerry Adams, and other officials have strongly hinted that members will endorse the yes campaign.

The president hinted at a skepticism about the ability of Mr. Bush to make good decisions.

The acting president, not a member of Parliament, hinted at the coalition in a speech to legislators earlier in the day.

The president of the Sony Corporation hinted today that he would step down from his post in June.

The president hinted that he would not pursue the general, under whose rule many human rights violations were committed.

At the same time, its president, Jean-Claude Trichet, hinted that the bank would raise rates by the same amount at its meeting this December.