11.   Already today, investors sifted through comments by other Fed officials on the impact of turmoil in Asia and the current state of the economy.

12.   Also weighing down the market Thursday was concern about selling by Japanese investors and comments by a Federal Reserve official that suggested the Fed would not lower interest rates.

13.   Although the tone was civil, the comments by Crew and the mayor Friday marked a clear departure from the accord that has characterized their relationship.

14.   An example of how difficult it is going to be can be found in a comment by commissioner Paul Tagliabue.

15.   Analysts gave little weight to comments by Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, who is attending an international food conference in Rome.

16.   And he cited comments by other people on and off the search committee to show that he had not been a serious candidate.

17.   And even though no results have been published yet, seemingly positive comments by researchers in the trial have fueled the belief that the trials are going well.

18.   And Inhofe cited recent comments by Faith Ryan Whittlesey, a Republican and former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, that the administration was appointing diplomats with personal agendas.

19.   And he added that he was taken aback at recent comments by Akchurin on Russian television that he had not examined Yeltsin for several weeks.

20.   And on Friday he again remained silent about her, choosing to have his parks commissioner, a woman, respond to comments by Ms. McCaughey Ross.