21.   The owners offered no immediate indication of what they would do, positively or negatively.

22.   The Timberwolves shot down the deal, and there was no immediate indications from the Clippers that they would trade Olowokandi.

23.   There was no immediate indication as to what the terms of a potential accord between the two sides could be.

24.   There was no immediate indication of what Tien planned to do next.

25.   There was no immediate indication of when the bill would reach the Senate floor.

26.   There was no immediate indication of when the prisoners would be released, or the identity of any of them.

27.   There was no immediate indication of whether President Vladimir Putin would attend the formal canonization rites.

28.   There was no immediate indication what role Jacques Delors, the former head of the European Commission, would play in the new government.

29.   There was no immediate indication whether Israel would take further action against the guerrillas, beyond air strikes against suspected bases on Tuesday.

30.   There was no immediate indication whether the discussions led to any concrete action.