21.   Speculation about a suspension of the sanction increased earlier this year when Albright dispatched four officials to Libya to determine whether the country was safe for American visitors.

22.   The cause of the accident was unknown, and air force officials were dispatched to investigate the crash.

23.   The British and German embassies in Lisbon said they had dispatched officials to the scene.

24.   The Clinton administration and the International Monetary Fund to dispatch top officials in the next few days to Indonesia to discuss salvaging a faltering bailout effort.

25.   The Interior Ministry also is dispatching high-ranking officials to the industrial city, it said.

26.   The Japanese government said Tuesday it would dispatch officials to Lebanon to help identify the suspects and would seek their extradition if they are identified as Red Army members.

27.   The State Department dispatched an official to seek the release of U.S. pilot Bobby Hall, whose prospects for immediate freedom plummeted.

28.   They have dispatched senior officials to discuss and provide assistance to countries battered by the financial crisis.

29.   Top energy officials were being dispatched to see governors of Western states affected by the power crunch.

30.   Health and welfare ministry officials said they dispatched one official to the city Sunday and another official and four medical experts Monday to launch an investigation.