11.   Privately, however, officials are weighing a three-tiered hierarchy of concern.

12.   Swiss officials are weighing whether his deposits in their country should be confiscated.

13.   Throughout the four-month investigation, European officials weighed the merger strictly in terms of its impact on competition.

14.   White House officials are still weighing whether Clinton will deliver a formal, Oval Office address on the possibility of airstrikes.

15.   Peruvian officials weigh rebel acceptance of talks.

16.   African officials weighed the merits Tuesday of using sanctions to end the ethnic slaughter in Burundi.

17.   As state officials weigh drastic proposals to deal with what they see as a deepening electricity crisis, a majority of Californians say there is no power problem.

18.   Cambodian court officials weigh options on how to try captured Khmer Rouge army chief Ta Mok.

19.   City hall director Petre Constantinescu told the daily Libertatea that officials had weighed other options before deciding to use falcons.

20.   Iranian newspapers, he said, have reported officials were weighing making an overture to the Taliban.