11.   Because growing civil strife made Lebanon inaccessible, they met Lebanese officials in Cyprus.

12.   Boughner met Russian officials on Thursday.

13.   But a handwritten note by a staff member suggests that Bush declined to meet the official.

14.   But Annan has no plans to go to Baghdad or meet Iraqi officials here, his spokesman, Fred Eckhard, said.

15.   But congressional aides expressed concern about several differences when they met Thursday with federal Medicaid officials.

16.   But it is still not clear at what level they will meet Russian officials.

17.   By the time he was called to the microphone to report club news, most college coaches, meet officials and many news media members were gone.

18.   Diplomatic sources here noted that Arafat stopped off to meet European officials both en route to the Washington summit and on his return.

19.   Farooq has traveled before to the United States and met American officials in the hope that the Washington would intervene in the dispute.

20.   Greenbury is due to meet Treasury officials Tuesday to discuss the proposals amid protests from Conservative legislators and companies including food retailer Asda Group Plc.