21.   Certainly, there is a potential for problems, especially if government officials fail to act diplomatically and sensibly.

22.   Company officials failed to return repeated calls for comment.

23.   Company officials failed to return telephone calls requesting comment.

24.   Compaq officials had failed to get the word out about the Microsoft agreement, Rose argued.

25.   Critics, including many in the Energy Department, say university officials have failed to implement security policies and to conduct proper oversight at the labs.

26.   During the court hearing, a federal health official noted that state officials had repeatedly failed to provide proof that they were monitoring the city as required by law.

27.   Energy and Los Alamos officials fail to act.

28.   Federal officials would have to wait until state officials failed to act for an undefined period of time.

29.   FEMA officials also failed to change the application form to make it possible for evaluators to determine whether job losses were directly related to the disaster.

30.   Government officials failed to show up for a meeting to receive the report.