61.   Clinton administration officials continued to hope that the Chinese leadership would agree to high-level consultations to break the present impasse.

62.   City buildings officials Friday were continuing their investigation of the cause of the collapse of a vacant West Side tenement that was under demolition.

63.   City officials continued Tuesday to refuse to provide details of enforcement strategies, or say when they might seek a court order to close a shop.

64.   Company officials continued to give sometimes conflicting accounts of the events that led up to the power failure.

65.   Clinton administration officials continued to say publicly that there was no intention of starting a ground war.

66.   Clinton did not elaborate, but aides said that he was referring to the possibility of retaliatory sanctions if European Union officials continued opposing the Boeing deal.

67.   Consequently, Lawrence advocates an increased role for federal authorities in investigating and prosecuting hate crimes, though local officials would generally continue to take the lead.

68.   Despite reports of progress, Palestinians officials continued on Monday to publicly reject the idea of delays in carrying out the Wye accord.

69.   Despite repeated fines from the OSCE, SDS officials continue to deny that Bosnia is one country.

70.   Despite the orders that come down from central authorities to increase the land rights of farmers, county officials continue to resist reform because it diminishes their power.