1.   Kennedy responded that Marshals would be removed when state officials kept order and conformed to federal law.

2.   Many senior public officials keep their stocks in blind trusts throughout their tenure in office.

3.   Officials kept ministers in the dark and broke rules by agreeing to pay developers and consultants in advance.

4.   U.S. officials have been keeping close watch on the situation.

5.   Although flood levels were no longer rising, officials kept an anxious watch on six dams described as in imminent danger of bursting.

6.   Although Uzbek officials have kept Renaissance Island closed, local inhabitants will inevitably come in contact with the still deadly bacteria once it is linked to the mainland.

7.   Around the nation, public school officials usually keep a safe distance from involvement with parochial institutions, often at the urging of civil libertarians.

8.   At one time, Lee said, a Boston Art Commission official kept several replacement swords, waiting for their call to arms, stacked behind his desk.

9.   Because of the potential damage, government officials have been keeping their comments tame.

10.   Because DXM is not an illegal substance, federal drug officials do not keep statistics on its abuse.