31.   Basque officials have called on people to ostracize pro-ETA groups, and boycott their stores and their social clubs.

32.   A bank official recently called him to say that someone had been using his debit card to purchase gas in Omaha, Neb.

33.   A Bundesbank official also called for a strong mark yesterday.

34.   A cellular phone industry official called the prohibitions an overreaction.

35.   A high-ranking government official calls that nonsense.

36.   A league official had called to inform Brown that the NFL had cancelled the draft.

37.   A month earlier, SMU officials called a meeting to ban nine boosters involved in some level of NCAA rules violations.

38.   A state official called that claim ridiculous.

39.   A senior State Department official called this the kind of provocation that could sour a deal.

40.   A senior police official called the arrest a mistake.