101.   Census officials privately expressed concern in March that they might not meet the minimum target, but are now heartened by the response so far.

102.   Club officials expressed similar confidence the past month that they would eventually reach a deal with their shooting guard.

103.   Chinese officials openly expressed fury on Thursday over democratic elections to be held in two weeks in Taiwan and the refusal of Taiwanese leaders to discuss reunification with China.

104.   City officials have expressed dismay with the association but say there is little else they can do.

105.   City officials have often expressed hope that the lawsuit could be resolved so they could focus more resources on improving the agency and less on litigation.

106.   Company officials expressed frustration with the continued opposition on environmental grounds.

107.   Clinton administration officials expressed guarded optimism on Monday that the flow of refugees from Haiti may finally be subsiding.

108.   Club officials expressed annoyance that they had not taken care of the operations earlier.

109.   Defense Department officials also expressed an unwillingness to shoulder the added costs of providing top secret clearances.

110.   Despite all the conflicting data and market fears, a top Federal Reserve official expressed satisfaction with the course the economy appeared to be following.