21.   Last week, Salt Lake organizers asked their independent ethics panel to investigate.

22.   Nagano organizers have asked the IOC for a greater share of television and marketing revenues to help make up for the shortfall.

23.   Organizers had asked that only Palestinian flags be hoisted, but the plea was ignored by the Islamic militant group Hamas, which has its own green banner.

24.   Rismawan said the meeting was illegal as the organizers had not asked for a police permit.

25.   Salt Lake organizers had asked for approval of the new sports and events at the IOC session in Seoul, South Korea, in June.

26.   The dates would have clashed and the Games organizers had asked the ATP to change the tennis championship schedule.

27.   The organizers asked the United Nations to intervene and send an observer to Sri Lanka to see if the conditions were right for a game.

28.   The two were released on their own recognizance after local Olympic organizers asked Municipal Court Judge Andrew Mickle to free them.

29.   They brought the horns and samba drums, but organizers asked the more enthusiastic to respect moments of silence, such as during service.

30.   Khattak said the organizers had asked him to try to get Jansher to play for the first time in India.