21.   As of Tuesday, there was some confusion among city and police officials about what the actual city count was.

22.   As part of the pre-race festivities, the riders were assembled Friday for an address by race officials about their responsibilities toward the public and the sport itself.

23.   As the administration worked at holding its Kosovo policy together, the Russian envoy, Viktor Chernomyrdin, arrived in Beijing to talk to Chinese officials about Kosovo.

24.   Ask Southwestern officials about this success, and they invariably stress two key themes.

25.   Asked at his news briefing whether he was reconsidering the deal, Bloomberg confirmed that his administration was talking with museum officials about many problems the move would entail.

26.   Association president William Dirzulaitis said the group had talked with city and state officials about getting help with moving expenses and electricity costs.

27.   Asked if there were any discussions with those officials about the possible perils of the visit, Tompkins said none that he was involved in.

28.   At the breakfast, Turner said his foundation had reached a tentative agreement with UN officials about which programs it would fund.

29.   At the same time, the young men complained to town officials about conditions in the building.

30.   Babbitt said he never spoke to any White House or Democratic Party official about the case.