41.   The official portrayed the intelligence as a new peak in a high-and-low cycle of terrorist threats that counterterrorism authorities have tracked for years.

42.   The U.S. official portrayed the intelligence as marking a new peak in a high-and-low cycle of terrorist threats that counterterrorism authorities have tracked for years.

43.   The U.S. official portrayed the intelligence as at a new peak in a high-and-low cycle of terrorist threats that counterterrorism authorities have tracked for years.

44.   While Chinese officials portrayed an agreement as close, U.S. officials insisted substantial differences remain.

45.   Pentagon officials portray the problem as a cultural one in dealing with an important but cautious ally that takes action only after lengthy internal deliberations.