11.   Law enforcement officials assume the shoes were harmless, but no one could say for sure because the mystery man took the loafers with him when he left.

12.   Most European officials assume he is virtually assured of re-election in November.

13.   Officials assumed that people who remained on the rolls would have more difficulty finding jobs.

14.   On the other hand, officials did assume Serbs would have by now launched their powerful surface-to-air missiles, which so far have remained almost entirely out of sight.

15.   Once the matchup of undefeated teams was lined up, Fiesta Bowl officials assumed that attention to the game would quickly intensify.

16.   Plotkin also said government officials could not assume that bioterrorists would release the same smallpox virus that caused disease in the past.

17.   There were no confirmed reports of deaths or injuries, although U.S. officials assume that there would be some.

18.   Though he had made the contact, mall officials assumed Schiffman was the senior partner.

19.   Though he had made the contact, mall officials assumed the older partner was the younger.

20.   Until Friday, U.N. officials assumed that the refugee flight would be manageable.