1.   She said prison officials had been responding to complaints about pigeon droppings from employees and inmates.

2.   A company official responded to our request.

3.   Armenian officials responded by claiming that military units active in the enclave were outside Armenian control.

4.   American military officials responded by saying the Afghans should pile sandbags around the sensitive cluster bomb leftovers and then stay back.

5.   American officials have so far responded skeptically to the idea.

6.   American officials respond that Japan is seeking to ingratiate itself with Beijing while hoping to take advantage of market openings won by American negotiators.

7.   American officials responded that the facility was a legitimate target.

8.   American officials responded by relocating whole Mexican families to the United States to safeguard witnesses who did not enter the federal witness protection program.

9.   American officials respond that there is enough in the public record to indict Milosevic, and that that has been supplemented by information from the United States government.

10.   An official responded that policy prevented it, that the flag had never been lowered for any player.