11.   Anbari said on Monday that U.N. officials had suggested computers to keep track of goods going to the Kurdish north.

12.   And administration officials suggested Wednesday night that, even before the vote, such a plan was not high on their agenda.

13.   And Mexican officials have suggested that the deaths of Patino and his two colleagues might foster the success that they could not achieve themselves.

14.   And now, one senior government official suggested, it has.

15.   And some military officials have suggested that Rumsfeld could modernize without spending huge sums.

16.   And no Republican official suggests that the committee will target more than six or seven contests this year.

17.   And when asked why neither company had sought a stronger American partner, company officials suggested they did not have much choice.

18.   And that, some Japanese officials suggest, is why Washington settled.

19.   Another official suggested that technical problems prevented the operation from becoming productive.

20.   And when they pass through the system, U.S. officials suggest, there may not be that many more qualified applicants behind them.