21.   That assessment was echoed by Gary Bongiovanni, editor of Pollstar.

22.   The assessment was echoed by U.S. officials in Washington and diplomats here.

23.   The players certainly echo that assessment.

24.   Jospin echoed the assessment made earlier by conservative President Jacques Chirac.

25.   Richardson echoed that assessment.

26.   The president was echoing the assessment offered by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld as he stopped Tuesday in the Qatar capital en route to New Delhi.

27.   West Indies captain Richardson echoed that assessment.

28.   His assessment was echoed in Phnom Penh where a senior foreign ministry official underscored the importance of improved communication.