21.   In one case, Ms. Davis said, the FDA and Vanguard independently tested devices from lots that the company had said were contaminated.

22.   Japan ATM-maker Oki Electric also is testing the device.

23.   Later this year several pharmaceutical companies also plan to test the device, which could provide detailed information about adverse drug reactions during clinical trials.

24.   Mobil tested the device for six months in St. Louis before announcing plans to expand its use.

25.   Most elusive was concrete action on defusing the nuclear confrontation in southern Asia, where regional rivals India and Pakistan each recently tested nuclear devices.

26.   None of the agencies that Richards said were testing the devices in other states could be reached for comment Wednesday.

27.   Patricia M. McIlvaine, a physician in Palmer, Mass., was among those who tested the device.

28.   Pakistan is a divided country that has tested nuclear devices.

29.   So far, Zivanovic has only tested his device on artificial limbs designed as practice tools for medical students.