1.   Following the statement, the silent majority returned to silence.

2.   This follows a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food that the disease can be transmitted to pigs.

3.   But I am going to ask Secretary Daley and former Secretary of State Warren Christopher to follow this statement with comments of their own.

4.   Following his statement to the press, Clinton left to play golf.

5.   Following the statement, the Sao Paulo stock exchange lifted a temporary suspension of trading in Arno shares.

6.   He followed that statement with some additional comments that cannot be repeated in a newspaper.

7.   His remarks followed conflicting statements from other Bundesbank officials last week as to whether they were still considering a rate cut.

8.   It followed contradictory statements made by governments whose support he had sought.

9.   One Democratic senator criticized DeLay following his statement on Wednesday, asserting that he should not be trying to influence the Senate.

10.   Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., criticized DeLay following his statement on Wednesday, asserting that he should not be trying to influence the Senate.