51.   But in this case only a brief statement announced the decisions.

52.   But the Pentagon Wednesday issued a brief statement.

53.   Cairo, who was disbarred, resigned as elections commissioner a week ago, issuing a brief statement at the start of the Labor Day weekend.

54.   Carole Hedinger, acting executive director of the lottery, issued a brief statement offering a bare outline of the squabble but did not identify any of the participants.

55.   Continental Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines declined to comment, aside from issuing brief written statements.

56.   Company officials declined to comment beyond the brief statement.

57.   Continental issued a brief statement on Wednesday, saying that there was not proof that it was linked to the crash.

58.   Details of the loan were not released, in a brief statement from the Lima Stock Exchange.

59.   Details of what the reorganization will entail were not included in a brief statement.

60.   During a brief New Year statement just before midnighton government television, Milosevic did not mention the crisis that has begun to erode his position.