1.   At the Kansas City Board of Trade, where grain futures and stock futures are traded, officials echo those reassurances.

2.   A White House official echoed that worry.

3.   EU officials echoed this optimism, following an internal meeting last Wednesday of the EU advisory committee that has examined the case.

4.   His comments were echoed by officials of the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group.

5.   Hospital and rescue officials echoed that sentiment, with many saying that there were sometimes more volunteers than there were tasks.

6.   In Washington, Pentagon officials echoed that concern, saying that while some Qaeda fighters might surrender, others may be hiding in caves and tunnels.

7.   Japanese Finance Ministry officials echo that view.

8.   Los Angeles school officials echo that sentiment, as do those in Boston.

9.   National forest officials echoed timber industry arguments that such rough, remote places would never see visitors.

10.   One senior NTSB official echoed the sense that things were different.