11.   Hurricanes officials are portraying the Bruins as losing their nerve by backing off attempts to reschedule the game.

12.   In a conference call interview, the three officials portrayed the dispute as part of the normal give and take in any complex project.

13.   In fact, Triad officials have portrayed themselves and the national party as rivals because they seek money from the same conservative activists.

14.   In this case, state officials portray the evictions as a necessary sacrifice to transform Times Square into a friendly tourist complex.

15.   Jordanian officials portray the opposition as a vocal minority.

16.   Law-enforcement officials also portrayed Robinson as something of a sad case, but one with a long criminal record and a penchant for violence.

17.   Officials portrayed the ouster as a victory for democracy, even though Chavez was a legitimately elected president.

18.   Russian officials have portrayed him as a ruthless and bloodthirsty killer, and he is said to be behind some of the most telling attacks on Russian forces.

19.   Senior Jordanian officials portrayed the Hamas office in Amman as a renegade operation with seemingly closer ties to Iran than to the Hamas headquarters in Gaza.

20.   Several U.S. officials portrayed the arrest as the latest example of how pervasive corruption frustrates attempts to work with Mexican law enforcement.