31.   Officials at some campuses put the figure even higher.

32.   Other estimates put the figure even higher.

33.   Other observers put the figure higher.

34.   Others put the figure still higher.

35.   Palestinians here put the figure at several hundred, but acknowledge that because many refugees have fled, no one can yet provide a precise figure.

36.   Private economists put the figure two to three times higher.

37.   Recognizing the potential for a wider entertainment-oriented audience, the postal service also has shrewdly started putting popular figures on its stamps.

38.   Retailers are unwilling to put a figure on those increases.

39.   Reporters working for Western news agencies put the figure at tens of thousands.

40.   The company would not put a figure on the cost savings.