21.   Officials said they may try to open one of those routes later, but the initial focus was on the Igman route.

22.   The agreement with Maytag involves major appliances and floor care products, with an initial focus on laundry, new cooking technologies and floor and fabric care products.

23.   The campaign has also defended Lozano, the initial focus of the FBI investigation.

24.   The initial focus is on Mexico, where the Zapatistas declared an autonomous county in southern Chiapas last month, which Mexico declined to recognize.

25.   There are already reported food shortages in the south, the initial focus of the unrest that has swept the country.

26.   A Pentagon official said the initial focus of the US relationship would be to help the Slovenians develop a military establishment rather than build up armed forces.

27.   The joint US-Philippine operations will be formally launched on Thursday with the initial focus to be on training Philippine troops to pursue Abu Sayyaf militants more effectively.