1.   Until now administration officials have spoken only in very general terms about the possible design, timetable and cost of missile defenses.

2.   American officials speak gingerly about the Philippine army.

3.   An official speaks, a band plays, a poet reads.

4.   And drug company officials were speaking openly and optimistically about the prospect of a deal.

5.   Arad said that U.S. officials could speak directly to the Israeli people and explain their position on the peace plan.

6.   Arab officials spoke of violence by Israeli troops.

7.   As the election results were made official Tuesday, some Arab officials spoke with fresh candor.

8.   At Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen, Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen, senior government officials spoke of their horror and their sense of collective responsibility.

9.   Back then, city officials spoke confidently of Yuma attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to visit Yuma Crossing.

10.   Board officials spoke to reporters Monday in a telephone conference call from Charleston.