1.   She was respectfully requested to keep the fact he is on special assignment to herself and her immediate family.

2.   Internal auditors may also carry out special assignments on behalf of the management, looking at a wide range of business matters.

3.   Atisaari has told officials that he prefers to remain in Finland and serve the United Nations on shorter special assignments from there.

4.   Black men have also lost ground in other areas recently, including special assignment status, a designation that grants higher pay in lieu of rank.

5.   Alexander said he had requested special assignment pay for years, without success.

6.   Alexander says he has requested special assignment pay for years, without success.

7.   Eizenstat was given a special White House assignment to negotiate repatriation of gold seized from Holocaust victims by the Nazis.

8.   Freeman has been on a special assignment to work with Gov. Gray Davis in negotiating long-term energy contracts.

9.   Gazette columnist Joe Gilmartin is on special assignment for The Republic during the NBA playoffs.

10.   Holbrooke, a veteran diplomat and architect of the Dayton peace agreement that ended the Bosnian war, returned from private life on a special assignment from President Clinton.