1.   Bliley is incensed that agency officials justify the regulation of home drug-test kits for parents on the grounds of fear of family discord.

2.   Company officials justified the dissembling on the ground that they did not want to alert competitors of their plans.

3.   County officials justified their actions, saying they simply forgot to review the ballots before they certified them to the secretary of state on election night.

4.   Iraqi officials have justified the buildup, which began Thursday, as an ordinary training exercise that was not intended to menace Kuwait.

5.   MTA officials justify the greater fare hike for city riders on the grounds that the city transit system faces much larger deficits than the suburban railroads.

6.   Officials have justified his detention by saying he is considered to be an enemy combatant.

7.   Officials justified that approach on Wednesday, saying that they could not be certain that Padilla had not already acquired a radiological weapon or might try another terrorist action.

8.   Pentagon officials justified the strikes in the south, saying each violation would invite retaliation.

9.   State and city officials justified the incentives as necessary steps to win such a project.

10.   Some MLS officials justify the stadium clock as the official timekeeper because they believe Las Vegas oddsmakers would be reluctant to sanction games without it.