51.   Administration officials credit the Serbian leader with a fairly effective cutoff, but Milosevic has not accepted the proposal for recognition.

52.   But the U.S. official credited the PLO leader with making more of an effort in recent days.

53.   Club officials credit Campedelli with rare soccer knowledge and shrewd transfer campaigns, mostly based on co-ownerships and players on loan.

54.   Company officials credited increased internal efficiencies with the shrinking loss.

55.   City officials credit new Police Chief David Bowman with significantly cutting crime and running his department well in his first year on the job.

56.   Company officials credited improvements in operation and customer service with increasing sales.

57.   Government officials credited increased production of services and goods for the strong showing.

58.   Health officials credited better early identification of TB patients and more thorough treatment.

59.   Iraqi officials credited Russian and Chinese diplomacy for the decision to resume the inspections.

60.   Iraqi officials credited Russian and Chinese diplomacy for their decision.