81.   Bell officials acknowledged privately that the contract makes the Marine Corps their largest customer.

82.   Blue Cross officials acknowledged that the changes were influenced in part by a national backlash against managed care.

83.   Boston Scientific officials acknowledge that the fast growth of the cardiovascular stent market has surprised them.

84.   Board of Education officials acknowledged the contamination Friday, but denied that it posed a hazard to those in the building.

85.   Board officials acknowledge that it is often nettlesome determining whether spending by independent groups represents an attempt to get around the rules.

86.   Brazilian officials acknowledge this was how they advised the company at the time, but they say tax authorities have since interpreted the matter differently.

87.   A Clinton administration official acknowledged that the embassy in Kenya had received a specific warning about an attack.

88.   A Finance Ministry official acknowledged that lifting barriers might not be enough to convince Japanese investors to take the foreign currency risk and invest abroad.

89.   A Justice Department official acknowledged missteps in handling the FBI request, which career prosecutors never knew about.

90.   A lawyer representing the school district noted that, in agreeing to the settlement, school officials acknowledged no wrongdoing.