1.   For the past two weeks, the Ukraine officials observed a variety of local government activities around the metropolitan area.

2.   One official also observed that during the statement, bin Laden did not move his left hand, even though he is left-handed.

3.   Police officials have observed that corruption and other forms of abuse corrode public support.

4.   Relief officials have observed children with abnormal bone size, distended stomachs and hair discoloration, all signs of diet deficiencies rarely seen in Asia.

5.   Chinese officials observed the meeting, during which Wu and Macias were separated by a glass partition and had to speak through telephones.

6.   Earlier in the morning, transit officials observed a moment of silence marking the hour of the attack at Kasumigaseki.

7.   It was observed by officials from the United States, Britain, Yugoslavia and dozens of other nations.

8.   Six Russian officials were observing a debate on a drunken driving bill in the Minnesota House Thursday when they suddenly became the center of attention.

9.   U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency officials are observing the operation.

10.   U.N. officials had been observing Serbs gathering weaponry there for a possible pullout.