11.   Her comments appeared to stun her male colleagues, who denied there was a problem.

12.   However, his comments regarding Armstrong appeared in a story Sunday that ran in the Sunday Times in London.

13.   Some analysts noted that the comments appeared to run counter to remarks the prime minister made the day before.

14.   The comments appear in an article Sunday in The New York Times Magazine.

15.   The comments appeared to strike a fatal blow to the efforts of European missions to Tehran trying to secure Iranian help for a U.S.-led anti-terror coalition.

16.   The comment appeared to be a softening of the body bag-and-bloodbath rhetoric.

17.   The comments appeared directed in part at calls from members of Congress, especially Democrats, for tougher laws and regulations on corporate oversight.

18.   The statement did not address whether the editorial comments had appeared on the articles cited.

19.   Their comments appeared to be an attempt to distance themselves from Marlin in case trouble arises during his tenure.

20.   But his recent comments did not appear linked to personal antipathy toward China.