31.   Treasury officials have been debating how to allow banking and commercial interests to mix for months.

32.   Village officials have long debated whether they should seek a meeting with Wohlfeld to communicate these facts or whether such a strategy would just backfire.

33.   Western officials were debating Thursday why Rugova might have met with Milosevic.

34.   While child welfare officials debate whether the girl is competent, some state officials are scrambling to stop the court-ordered abortion.

35.   White House officials have been debating for months how they could use the rapidly improving fiscal situation to begin dealing with Social Security.

36.   Administration officials debated this weekend whether Bush should mention specific countries in his address.

37.   And Catholic officials are debating whether they can afford the upkeep of many of the little-used churches that tower over virtually every town in the province.

38.   As the longest remnant of the wall, it is a strong tourist draw, and city officials have been debating how to preserve at least part of it.

39.   As officials debate how to strengthen security at embassies around the world, some in Congress are arguing that threats can be met without exorbitant spending.

40.   At a meeting with U.N. representatives and foreign diplomats, government officials debated ways of convincing Serbs to stay in a unified Sarajevo.