51.   Because health officials made inadequate efforts to stem the practice, HIV spread quickly among addicts when the virus entered the population.

52.   Before hacking away at remediation, CUNY officials should make sure that programs to offer richer courses in the public high schools have had a chance to work.

53.   Birch officials have made similar cries for equal enforcement.

54.   Behring and Seattle officials will both make presentations.

55.   A senior administration official made clear that the Israelis had some latitude in when to call off the military offensive.

56.   A trip by truck could put too much stress on the animal, so zoo officials have made tentative arrangements to transport the animal by jet.

57.   A top Kabila official made the same assertions on Wednesday about the rebels.

58.   About the same time, California officials made a second overture toward MicroAire.

59.   Administration officials have made avoiding controversy a key criteria for selection and have given significant thought about how their choices would be received by Senate Republicans.

60.   Administration officials made clear, though, that a number of issues must yet be resolved before a summit might be usefully convened.