21.   But he repeated earlier remarks that given the slowing economy, governments may have to run larger deficits this year without losing sight of longer-term budget goals.

22.   But he did not explain what he had hoped to convey with his earlier remarks.

23.   But later, after a meeting with Sharon, Powell sought to clarify his earlier remarks.

24.   Following a diplomatic furor, Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama amended his earlier remarks with an indirect acknowledgement Friday that Japan had used force in annexing Korea.

25.   He later said he would attend the summit and had only made the earlier remarks out of sympathy toward Anwar.

26.   He later said he would attend the summit and had only made the earlier remarks out of sympathy toward Anwar, a personal friend.

27.   In his earlier remarks, Rumsfeld said high-level Taliban leaders have been captured by opposition Afghan forces and American officials are planning to interrogate them.

28.   Late Monday, Arafat tried to soften his earlier remarks in hopes of ending the latest crisis.

29.   Murayama, reacting to initial anger in Seoul, amended his earlier remarks by indicating Friday that Japan had used force in annexing Korea.

30.   On Monday, he clarified his earlier remarks, saying that while Taiwan is capable of developing nuclear weapons, it did not plan to.