21.   ACOG officials offered the Internet as another ticket-ordering option in early March for those wanting to avoid long waits.

22.   After a year or so of secret debriefings, intelligence officials offered him a new identity.

23.   Air Force officials offered no timetable for the repairs.

24.   Bush administration officials have not offered any other concrete proposals to help California secure electricity supplies.

25.   But city officials offer a different rationale.

26.   But company officials have also offered newer faces.

27.   But even as the officials offered comfort and solace to community members, they also pledged to stand strong against hatred and intolerance.

28.   But earlier in the day, Microsoft officials offered a typically cautious outlook for the company.

29.   But city officials offer no apology.

30.   But Netscape and Novell officials offered few details on how Novonyx will work.