21.   A police forensic technician said the material was being chemically analyzed and that it appeared to be similar in consistency to synthetic material or lubricants.

22.   A technician said Ward would not comment.

23.   But IBM technicians said they had improved Deep Blue since the last match.

24.   Griffiths said the fire control technician also said he thought Waddle was obtaining the necessary information from sonar operators.

25.   In an announcement, the technicians said they will refuse to check any aircraft departing or arriving outside their normal work times until their financial demands are met.

26.   It was unclear what caused the power outage, but technicians said it was most likely related to heavy rains throughout the afternoon, state television reported.

27.   Technicians eventually said software problems caused the blackout.

28.   Technicians said the reason was that Senna was leading the race and only an empty track could be seen from his car camera.

29.   Technicians said the masterpiece was too fragile to move from its present spot at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid.

30.   Technicians said it would take several months to rebuild the control center, which was needed to resume broadcasts.