11.   Two other teams were allowed to carry out inspections this week.

12.   Under the agreement, the North will not be given the nuclear components of the first light-water reactor until such inspections are carried out.

13.   Previously, a top Chechen official had said Chechnya would not allow Russian customs officials to carry out inspections in Grozny.

14.   According to Security Council resolutions, U.N. inspectors must be accompanied by Iraqi escorts when they carry out inspections.

15.   Albright said the United Nations has the tools to carry out inspections in Iraq effectively.

16.   Al-Sahhaf, the Iraqi foreign minister, said the United Nations was to blame for the failure to carry out inspections for more than a week.

17.   Al-Sahhaf also blamed the United Nations for the fact that no inspections have been carried out for more than a week.

18.   Al-Sahhaf blamed the United Nations for the fact that no inspections have been carried out for more than a week.

19.   Annan said he believed the United Nations would still attempt to carry out inspections with all team members, including Americans.

20.   Bribing officials to overlook poor workmanship or code violations is not uncommon, and officials often are unqualified to carry out inspections.