21. Opposition also came from the Interior Department, where some officials objected to the consequences such an ambitious project could have on nearby national park lands. 22. Russian officials objected, saying that as a partner in the space station, Russia has the right to take whomever it pleases up to the spacecraft. 23. State Department officials have objected that the bill is a blunderbuss approach that removes their flexibility in combating religious persecution around the world. 24. Tamraz said that as a result of his indictment in Lebanon, White House officials objected to his requests to meet with Clinton. 25. The case marks the first time federal antitrust officials have objected to the common industry practice of joint sales arrangements. 26. The officials objected to the way May pursued allegations that workers at two SCI-affiliated funeral homes had done embalming without proper licenses. 27. They considered using state-owned land in Bedminster, but local officials objected because the stop would require a sewage plant near pristine streams. 28. These officials also objected to provisions specifying how a state may or may not use its share of a new federal block grant to assist poor people. 29. This means that HIP could resuscitate its finances through a series of rate increases, unless New York city officials object. 30. Those state officials object to any event eclipsing their spot in the national limelight. |