11.   Democratic legislative leaders said they would withhold comment on the proposal until they had studied it more.

12.   Gov. Whitman withheld comment on the plan, which has to be passed by both houses and signed by her before it can take effect.

13.   Had he withheld comment, Stern might have learned that Hayes had actually praised the players, saying that all they lacked was maturity.

14.   He is withholding comment about the current state of the team.

15.   Indian officials, while withholding official comment Monday, reacted to the address with contempt and said they found little in the way of conciliation.

16.   Iranian officials otherwise withheld formal comment about the decision.

17.   Kennedy withheld public comment about it until the case was resolved.

18.   Kennedy, the senior Democrat, is withholding comment until the nomination is offically announced.

19.   John Negroponte, the American representative, said he would withhold comment until he saw the proposals.

20.   Law said he will withhold comment on the document until he sees how the debate plays out over the year.