21.   But Deputy Health Minister Radka Argirova told the state news agency BTA that number was exaggerated.

22.   Government officials admit police officers sometimes commit human rights abuses, but say the numbers are exaggerated.

23.   In a statement, Doctors Without Borders said chiefs in the camp tried to trick the census takers into exaggerating the numbers in an effort to obtain more aid.

24.   In testimony last week, a Serb woman admitted greatly exaggerating the number of times she was raped by Hazim Delic, a Muslim deputy commander at Celebici.

25.   In the past, officials have acknowledged that some human rights violations occur, but said activists exaggerate the numbers.

26.   Indians designated hitter Ellis Burks is troubled by the claims, and feels the numbers are exaggerated.

27.   It was criticized by Indiana University scientists who said that the numbers were exaggerated and that the report failed to eliminate other risks or possible causes for the deaths.

28.   Macedonian Defense Ministry spokesman Marjan Gjurovski dismissed the suggestion that the government was exaggerating the numbers.

29.   Officials acknowledge some human rights violations occur in Venezuela, but say activists exaggerate the numbers and fail to note the state is trying to prosecute offenders.

30.   She plays down the poisonings, saying the number is exaggerated, and says the tainted meat is often strewn by private landowners to discourage truffle poachers.