11.   British officials made similar noises after he ran in Cardiff, but Hamilton-Jones said that no official had challenged his participation on Wednesday.

12.   Cuban officials had made clear that these spoiled or blank ballots would not be considered valid and so did not affect the election.

13.   Almost immediately local officials made the connection.

14.   American officials made clear that they hoped that resolution of the compensation issue would help pave the way for a fresh start.

15.   American officials made no substantive comments on the European rate cut Thursday, but are sure to welcome it in their discussions with Lafontaine.

16.   Although neither the Apollo nor the Lyric was protected from demolition by a landmark designation, development officials had made clear that they would not allow wholesale destruction.

17.   Although that group is thought to generally represent less affluent families, Coalition officials have made the figure a litmus test of GOP support for family values.

18.   America West officials are making a concerted effort to promote that view of the airline.

19.   American and British officials have made it clear that they would prefer Tsvangirai as president.

20.   American officials have made it clear that little has changed since then.