21.   But Nouri countered by saying he was not responsible where his comments appeared.

22.   But his comments appeared aimed at the United States and China.

23.   But his electoral comments did not appear in the printed text of the speech.

24.   But his reported comments appear to indicate Malaysia will move forward unilaterally.

25.   But Nouri countered that he was not responsible for where his comments appeared.

26.   Gonzalez refused to elaborate, but his comments appeared to be a blow to Milosevic, who claimed there was nothing wrong.

27.   Her comment appeared to be a response to a Washington Post story Saturday that reported her husband is aggressively calling his network of political supporters on her behalf.

28.   Her comment appeared to take U.S. policy further than before in advocating direct outside involvement to settle the dispute.

29.   His comment appeared to refer to a public feud between Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi and Police Commissioner George Fivaz.

30.   His comments appear at odds with a stand taken by President Megawati Sukarnoputri, who on Friday said Indonesia remained committed to the international war on terrorism.