51.   Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said Monday that Russian and Qatari officials would also focus on the situation around Iraq.

52.   Russian officials have focused on the theory that the blasts were set off by a collision with another, possibly foreign, ship.

53.   Russian officials have focused on the contention that the Kursk collided with another object, possibly a foreign vessel or a World War II-era mine.

54.   Russian officials have focused on the theory that the blasts were set off by a collision with another, possibly foreign, ship during exercises in the Barents Sea.

55.   She said that as violent crime has begun to decline, federal officials have focused more on illegal gun possessions and sales.

56.   Russian officials have focused on the theory that the blasts were set off by a collision with another submarine shadowing Russian naval exercises in the Barents Sea.

57.   Siregar said yesterday the officials should focus on security in their respective areas during that period, Antara reported.

58.   South Korean aviation officials have focused on human error after the Chinese pilot told them that he had experienced had no mechanical problems before the crash.

59.   Team officials have focused on mid-December as the deadline for an agreement to salvage the season.

60.   The cause of the disaster remains unknown, though Russian officials have focused on a torpedo that possibly misfired and exploded inside or near the Kursk during the exercise.