1.   An official pushed through the throng.

2.   Although federal officials have been pushing disaster preparation, local leaders themselves agree on the need.

3.   Although park officials are pushing these ideas, they concede that the prospect frightens them.

4.   American officials are pushing Izetbegovic to nominate a Serb to a high position in the government, perhaps to serve as prime minister.

5.   Amtrak officials have pushed the start of high-speed service back to midsummer.

6.   And some Democratic officials were pushing the candidacy of Dan Foley, a former civil district clerk of court in Orleans Parish.

7.   And top White House officials were pushing for seats for traditional Democratic interest groups.

8.   Anyway, an NFL official is pushing for a ban on bandanas.

9.   As he rose from job to job in Washington, Powell repeatedly worried that civilian officials were pushing the military into open-ended, Vietnam-like commitments.

10.   A new wave of refugees was reported bound for Macedonia, where officials pushed the Macedonian government to expand tent cities.