41.   As tempers rose over the spy plane standoff last week, Pentagon officials made a tactical decision.

42.   As the temple has grown, local officials have made it officially register as a Taoist temple, although its practices do not really resemble that religion.

43.   At a minimum, officials should make the existing subsidies more transparent.

44.   At Bonner Springs Elementary, school has remained in session, and school officials have made efforts to assure parents their children are safe.

45.   At best, Gore officials make a circumstantial case.

46.   Back in a Jerusalem hotel that night, a senior administration official made clear the toll the day had taken.

47.   Because government officials must routinely make subjective decisions, courts have been vague in their descriptions of what constitutes an abuse of discretion.

48.   Bank of Tokyo said the former official made loans to a nonexistent customer and took the money.

49.   Before Arafat entered the sitting room, Palestinian officials made polite chat with the Israelis.

50.   Before officials made their first move to evict them, the squatters beat the city to the punch, filing a lawsuit to block their removal.