11.   Germany, Austria, and Hungary are seeking at minimum an official apology for the expulsions, and at most would like the decrees repealed and the victims compensated.

12.   However, the court rejected demands for an official apology from the Japanese government.

13.   Howard has ruled out government compensation and blocked an official parliamentary apology, which he feels could impede the government in fighting compensation claims in the courts.

14.   In May, leaders of the Polish Roman Catholic Church expressed sorrow at the killings in Jedwabne, though it was not an official apology.

15.   In Tokyo, The Associated Press quoted Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori as saying that he had received an official apology from the United States.

16.   It also issued an official apology on its World Wide Web site at www.jamesriver.com.

17.   Logan received an official apology from the club, but not the player.

18.   Others said it was too late for official apologies since the military governments that caused the most suffering are no longer in power.

19.   Some in Congress have suggested that the government issue some sort of official apology to African-Americans for the enslavement of their ancestors.

20.   There are other demands, the main one calling for an official apology.