1.   A Justice Department official said determining whether to seek the death penalty begins with a recommendation by the local U.S. attorney.

2.   Gully said determining the exact time meat is cooked through contributes to how good it will taste when served.

3.   James E. Hall, chairman of the federal safety board, said determining the cause of the crash would be slow.

4.   Whitehead said determining the true owner of a brewery takes time and research.

5.   Also insisting on anonymity, she said determining the cause of death would have to await an autopsy.

6.   David Glassman, chairman of the anthropology department at Southwest Texas State University, said determining the cause of death of the victims could take up to a month.

7.   FBI director Louis Freeh, in Yemen for talks with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, said determining exactly who carried out the attack would be a challenge.

8.   James Duncan, spokesman for mine owner Anglo American Corp., said determining the exact number of bodies was difficult because many were badly mangled.

9.   Lagos has said determining the whereabouts of the victims is a big step toward healing a nation still sorely divided by the dictatorship that ended a decade ago.

10.   Cassesse said determining this was a political matter and not up to the court to decide.