61.   Prosecutors were investigating whether the official was acting under instruction from higher-ups.

62.   Prosecutors were investigating whether the official was acting under orders from superiors.

63.   The American woman faces one charge of kidnapping and six charges including forgery, uttering forged documents and causing a court official to act on a forged document.

64.   The Frankfurter Allgemeine also said German intelligence officials were acting as mediators in efforts to win the release of a number of Americans jailed in Iran.

65.   The Frankfurter Allgemeine also said German intelligence officials were acting as mediators to win the release of a number of Americans jailed in Iran.

66.   The judge, however, was ambiguous, saying that both officials acted in good faith.

67.   The official only acted when the assistant referee brought his attention to a scuffle between the pair moments later and issued them with yellow cards.

68.   When a deal goes sour, it adds, some companies tend to avoid responsibility by saying that lower-level officials acted independently of management.

69.   Zen said many government officials have acted against their own conscience to please the Beijing regime since Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule almost five years ago.

70.   He added that an investigation has been launched to ascertain whether the shot was warranted and that the jail official had acted according to the rules and procedures.