41.   Airport officials said South Korean and Philippine officials had met him.

42.   After the FTC staff forwarded its recommendation for the antitrust suit to the commissioners last week, Intel officials met with the commission to voice their strong opposition.

43.   Airport officials met and airline representatives discussed the fees at talks on Wednesday and Thursday.

44.   Both officials have met with Republican and Democratic lawmakers, and will visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday to press their objections.

45.   Bundesbank officials meet tomorrow to debate whether to lower the more important discount rate, which sets a floor under interest rates in Germany and across Europe.

46.   But company and union officials already meet periodically and have been unable to bridge disagreements that produce several factory-level strikes almost every year.

47.   But company and union officials already meet periodically, and have been unable to bridge disagreements that produce several factory-level strikes almost every year.

48.   But in another room in the hospital, Palestinian security officials met to contain the violence.

49.   But the timetable is partly up to the Republicans, and administration officials met Wednesday with Sen. Trent Lott, the majority leader.

50.   By coincidence, the Fed officials will be meeting for a second consecutive time during a partial shutdown of the federal government.