1.   But her failure to offer any specific initiative or policy shift irritated Iranian officials, who said there was no incentive to begin a political dialogue with Washington.

2.   Chavez, an ardent nationalist, has irritated American officials by refusing to allow their anti-narcotics flights to fly over his nation.

3.   If he was not grating on his players, he was irritating the officials.

4.   Palestine based curriculum irritate Israeli officials.

5.   Such accusations irritate SBC officials such as Royce Caldwell, president of SBC Operations.

6.   That cautionary note irritates Pentagon officials, who say it is misleading since they do not censor material before it is sent, in this case by Navy e-mail.

7.   They know their style irritates city officials, but they believe that public servants should be accountable to the community.

8.   The Bosnian newspaper Oslobodjenje reported this week that U.S. officials were irritated by Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary because of their reservations to the pact.

9.   U.S. officials clearly were irritated by the French initiative.