1.   But the body count is still confused, as Mexican officials give differing numbers in what may have been an effort to downplay the crisis.

2.   Polling specialists said the disparity was probably due to the differing number of independents surveyed by Pew and American Research.

3.   The differing numbers reflect the possibility of ties.

4.   Earlier, Singapore Airlines officials had offered differing numbers.

5.   Government officials, accused after past quakes of issuing low death counts, offered differing numbers.

6.   It was not immediately possible to reconcile the differing numbers of dead and their nationalities.

7.   The differing numbers could not be reconciled immediately.

8.   The differing numbers could not immediately be reconciled.

9.   There was no way to immediately reconcile the differing numbers.