31.   Texas law enforcement officials backed up his recollections.

32.   The officials backed down after community leaders and politicians intervened.

33.   The officials backed off.

34.   The top five picks will be put to a vote this fall, although officials now are backing away from a binding ballot.

35.   To learn more about its heritage, company officials have backed two expeditions in two years, both led by the University of Alabama.

36.   U.S. officials also backed away from suggestions on Wednesday that they would try to use the aid to win such concessions from Mexico.

37.   U.S. officials have backed the Israeli demands, but they have also urged Israel to rescind economic sanctions that are not directly linked to its security.

38.   Twenty minutes later, Cuban officials reluctantly backed down and Sullivan ventured inside, but by that time, an entirely different tussle had erupted on the sideline.

39.   Over the weekend, CAF named Guinea as a replacement for Nigeria, but Guinean officials backed out after intially accepting, saying they lacked time to prepare.

40.   Police officials have backed Mendez, saying the officer feared Butler might take a hostage and thought the teen was reaching for a gun.