81.   The University of Florida in Gainesville, U.S. Department of Agriculture and a private Indiana laboratory also are conducting tests to confirm the findings, state officials said.

82.   Their findings have been confirmed.

83.   Their findings were confirmed this month with other pictures and measurements made by the Hubble Space Telescope.

84.   These findings were confirmed by weather reports they found in farm journals, newspapers and weather-station records in each of the New England states.

85.   These findings were confirmed by similar studies in Italy and Australia.

86.   Two teams independently confirmed the findings, Sousa said.

87.   Two studies presented Tuesday found no association between silicone gel breast implants and connective-tissue disease, confirming earlier findings in smaller studies.

88.   Within hours, the finding was confirmed by a separate team in Switzerland.

89.   Pentagon officials were not immediately available to confirm the finding early Saturday.

90.   A high-ranking Bosnian government official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the findings.