21.   Yet his office tried to keep his schedule secret, and when reporters showed up for events they were turned away at the door.

22.   Abdullah said his office would try to quickly complete the investigation on Muslim and send the case to the prosecutor.

23.   Another port official, Hari Iskandar, said his office had tried to prevent the ship from sinking completely so that repair work could be done soon.

24.   Asked to comment on the detentions, a spokeswoman for Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa said her office still was trying to confirm what happened.

25.   At a news conference afterwards, Robinson said her office was trying to set up a small office in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.

26.   Balar said his office is trying to secure the release of Iranian prisoners not registered with the Red Cross.

27.   Blumenthal said his office will also try to keep the replicas -- many of which he said are made overseas -- from reaching Connecticut stores.

28.   Clinton denied that his drug office was trying to rob TV networks of creative freedom through the policy.

29.   City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said his office was trying to collect more information to help clarify the incident.

30.   Dakamau said his office is trying to tackle the flooding by giving affected villagers seeds to plant on higher ground.