31.   So officials assume that cheaters are at work trying to take advantage of genetic research.

32.   The envelope moved through the regular U.S. mail system, and officials assumed that it had been irradiated, said Lynn Cassel, a department spokeswoman.

33.   The envelope moved through the regular U.S. mail system and officials assumed that it had been irradiated, said Lynn Cassel, a department spokeswoman.

34.   Their trials have been delayed because Kosovo has lacked a functioning judicial system since NATO peacekeepers and U.N. officials assumed control of the province.

35.   U.S. officials assume he is alive because they do not know him to be dead.

36.   U.S. officials assume China stripped the aircraft of its sophisticated surveillance equipment.

37.   Wayne Davis, of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, said officials are assuming the worst for fish and other aquatic life.