11.   As a liberal Democrat, he intuitively understands how Clinton administration officials are thinking.

12.   As an example, a skate in the crease would not negate a goal if an official thinks that the offensive player did not interfere with the goaltender.

13.   ASU officials may think otherwise, but if given the chance, the selection committee will be more than willing to reward Newman and this wonderful group of misfits.

14.   At first, officials thought the boy had wandered away and become lost.

15.   At first, some officials thought people were finding jobs and no longer needed food stamps, said Julie Paradis, an undersecretary at the Department of Agriculture.

16.   At least that is what officials of the Indy Racing League think.

17.   Austrian corporate officials think the market share they have gained so far can be kept, especially when taking into account generations of common history.

18.   Avoiding military action of some sort in the gulf over the next four years, some officials think, will be difficult.

19.   Back in Washington, top government officials were thinking of knocking out oil fields in a new way.

20.   Baseball and Orioles officials thought they had an agreement in principle Friday, but they learned at a meeting that night that the State Department thought otherwise.