91.   Several officials in Washington said that some White House officials appeared eager to respond aggressively to the crash with condemnations of terrorism.

92.   Several officials appeared reluctant to endorse his remarks, indicating that Ashcroft might not have meant there was new or conclusive evidence of state sponsorship in the attacks.

93.   Soon after the explosion, officials appeared confident that the incendiary device had not been detonated by a terrorist.

94.   Some western analysts also worry about growing evidence that Japanese officials appear unable to deal with the staggering problems stemming from their domestic economic plunge.

95.   So far, federal officials appear to be taking a largely hands-off approach, suggesting that it will be up to the states to exchange data with each other.

96.   State Department officials have appeared on state television in several countries, and interviews with other U.S. diplomats have run in newspapers in the region.

97.   Still, American officials appear to be more worried than the military spokesmen let on.

98.   Some U.S. officials appear to be puzzled as well as miffed by this turn of events.

99.   The Arizona officials appeared here as ordered, but would not turn over the information, which they contended would jeopardize an ongoing grand jury proceeding in Arizona.

100.   The extraordinary recount began a day late, but local officials appear to be making up for lost time.