41.   And for their part, top U.S. officials insist the fighting will go on, in Tora Bora and elsewhere.

42.   An experiment last winter in which the blended flour was quietly introduced in scattered neighborhoods produced few if any complaints, officials now insist.

43.   And much of the land was caught in a legal tug of war, as state officials insisted it was former river bottom that the state already legally owned.

44.   And officials here insisted that the pace of the operation was picking up.

45.   And Russian officials insist that Rugova is acting as a peacemaker, not a puppet or quisling.

46.   And last year a black tourist was not allowed to participate in Mardi Gras activities in another area town, though officials there insist the incident was not racial.

47.   And Taliban officials on Tuesday insisted that the scheme is actually a harmless effort to safeguard Hindus from harassment.

48.   And U.S. agriculture officials insist the steps taken so far will prevent an outbreak in the United States.

49.   And senior Pentagon officials insisted that the Defense Department had not abandoned plans for another military strike in response to what they have described as repeated Iraqi provocations.

50.   And while Russian intelligence officials insist that their budgets and personnel have been reduced, experts say that Russian intelligence has been undergoing a revival of sorts.