1.   Although government officials view the transfer as a major step toward stabilizing this long-divided country, they were taking control of a ghost town.

2.   Another contender is Dennis DeConcini, the former Democratic senator, whom law-enforcement officials at treasury viewed as a knowledgeable ally when he was in Congress.

3.   As frightening as it seemed, however, Boeing and Pratt officials viewed the unintentional engine stall as a good event.

4.   Baseball officials viewed the move as the work of Michael Eisner, head of the Walt Disney Co., which operates the club.

5.   Bosnian officials viewed Brown as key to encouraging more U.S. investment, said Hajric, the foreign ministry spokesman.

6.   According to a letter to the Justice Department from Deputy Defense Secretary John White, Pentagon officials viewed the divestiture as necessary to maintain competition.

7.   Bush campaign officials view Powell as a powerful ally because he is a popular national figure who exudes tolerance and inclusion.

8.   But from the frame of black sensibility, the words suggested that the officials viewed the poor, mostly black students as uniformly incompetent.

9.   But during the re-election drive, DNC officials viewed her as a prized asset who could be used to bring in millions of dollars from women donors.

10.   But many law enforcement officials view these offenders differently.