11.   Administration officials concluded that a snub of Pakistan might drive it toward even more belligerent conduct.

12.   After extensive probes, both federal and state officials concluded there was not enough evidence to proceed with a case.

13.   After evaluating the students in question, school officials concluded their main problem area was reading.

14.   After Belgrade rejected that accord and NATO began air strikes, allied officials concluded that the force was woefully insufficient.

15.   After some detective work, state officials concluded that Singapore produces no crayfish.

16.   Airline officials then concluded that a malfunction in another passenger plane in late October was probably vandalism, too.

17.   After two unsuccessful interventions in the spring, administration officials have concluded that the best way to influence currency markets is to ambush them.

18.   But after interviewing the seven, U.N. officials concluded that they, at least, qualified as political refugees.

19.   But administration officials later concluded that the proposed expansion of Medicaid would be too expensive.

20.   But CIA and FBI officials later concluded that the man was an impostor.