21.   A separate inquiry was conducted in that case, and the results have been sent to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

22.   A team of British biologists conducting an inquiry into the long-term effects of depleted uranium weapons has called on the government to test British troops.

23.   A spokesman for the office of the FBI in New York, which is conducting the inquiry, also declined to comment.

24.   Bre-X Minerals Ltd. fell after it was reported the Indonesian government was conducting an inquiry into the ownership of its prized gold discovery in Indonesia.

25.   But exactly how they intend to conduct the inquiry is unclear.

26.   But how the inquiry is conducted is a matter that requires very careful consideration by the American people and their representatives.

27.   But she tried to assure highly skeptical Republicans of her ability to impartially conduct the inquiry.

28.   But Paul Clark, a spokesman for the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, which is conducting the inquiry, said the requests were part of a legitimate congressional investigation.

29.   But they insisted that the White House had acted properly in leaving it to the FBI to conduct the inquiries.

30.   Companies like Polaroid, Boeing and Sears, Roebuck continue to stress confidentiality in conducting inquiries.