51.   He also complained that U.N. officials had acted beyond their mandate by helping pro-independence activists.

52.   If security officials only act after violence breaks out there is a danger that people might question their seriousness in curbing criminal actions.

53.   Immigration Department officials had acted lawfully, it added.

54.   In the case of both the dance hall and theater fires, investigations revealed that safety regulations were repeatedly ignored and officials acted irresponsibly.

55.   In the daylong trial, security officials acted as judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys.

56.   IOM spokesman Richard Danziger said on Wednesday that Indonesian officials were already acting against the smugglers.

57.   Interior Minister Guenther Beckstein said Germany German officials acted at the request of U.S. authorities.

58.   It was not clear if the officials were acting on orders from central government, they said.

59.   Officials Thursday acted to head off any panic over mad cow disease, planning newspaper advertisements that say Italian beef is guaranteed safe.

60.   Nigerian radio reported that officials would act soon to address the shortages, but provided no details.