11.   Administration officials have repeatedly raised the issue with the Israelis, as Defense Secretary William Cohen did on his trip to Israel last month, the officials said.

12.   Agency officials have also raised questions about whether Commercial Realty was eligible to receive bidding preferences reserved for women and minorities.

13.   British government officials have raised the alarm, but Murdoch is a strong supporter of prime minister Tony Blair and will not likely confront political problems.

14.   But at least two, Chairman Tom Rawles and Don Stapley, said they will lobby against any charter that allows county officials to raise sales taxes.

15.   But insurance officials are already raising red flags about the deregulation, saying some carriers may be dropping prices below actual costs, risking financial insolvency.

16.   But it was the first time that an Israeli official raised the issue in public.

17.   But Nigerian officials have repeatedly raised questions about a state department warning last month to Americans traveling in Nigeria.

18.   But some current and previous Port Authority officials are already raising questions about whether Marlin has the experience to run the agency.

19.   But some Fed officials have been raising their growth estimates.

20.   But Tuesday evening, after the Democratic Party officials raised questions about it, the utilities announced they would pull the advertisement off the air as soon as possible.