21.   Administration officials contended that, legally, they had no choice but to go along.

22.   Administration officials contend that such coverage would help reduce the number of high-risk pregnancies and would lower costs of emergency births paid for by Medicaid.

23.   Administration officials contend that the move will save money by allowing the state to consolidate several operations under one roof.

24.   Akamai officials contend that the process is much more sophisticated than caching.

25.   Air Force officials contend the commanders must oversee investigations so they will accept and implement the findings.

26.   All along, Compuserve officials have contended that their company should not be held accountable for Internet material over which it has no control.

27.   Brookhaven officials contend there is no proof that the radiation has moved much.

28.   But administration officials contend that McCall does not have the power to evaluate the performance of city programs.

29.   But ADL officials contend they are not advocating outright censorship of certain sites but simply providing parents with a choice on how their children receive information.

30.   But airline officials contended that they had acted responsibly.