21.   But tribunal officials raised questions Wednesday about whether NATO actions matched the rhetoric, and there were also questions as to what the tribunal was doing to gather evidence.

22.   Bydon, who had been studying in Lebanon, said his bags were searched and X-rayed, after which airport officials raised concerns about books written in Arabic.

23.   Clinton administration officials have raised concerns about the potential for a black market in former Soviet weapons and the spread of Russian organized crime.

24.   Democratic officials have raised questions about a series of what they said were irregularities, which they said had denied Gore victory.

25.   Earlier this month, State Department officials formally raised the issue of her whereabouts with the Thai Embassy in Washington and the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, officials said.

26.   Economists and company officials have raised concerns that constraints on government spending could exacerbate an economic slowing already under way.

27.   FDA officials raised a concern about the potency of the Hib part of the vaccine, because the level of protection can be lowered when combined with other vaccines.

28.   Fed officials typically raise rates to cool the economy and stifle inflation.

29.   Ferber also testified that a Merrill official raised the possibility that public knowledge of the contract could cause problems for the firms.

30.   Fixed-income investors as well as stock investors are betting that U.S. central bank officials will raise borrowing costs before the end of the year.