81.   Hospital officials nationally are seeking ways to trim costs and improve services.

82.   Hughes officials had sought an expedited review, and pressured the administration to approve the deal, according to government documents provided later to congressional investigators.

83.   However, the process would have been delayed while state officials sought additional records, Shaughnessy said.

84.   Immigration officials are seeking a neutral site for the transfer of custody, either in Florida or Washington, but not at the Little Havana home.

85.   In a conference call with reporters, Lotus and IBM officials sought to downplay the notion that a series of important employees would follow Manzi out the door.

86.   In addition, city officials could be seeking to put pressure on local employers to look to the local labor market before importing cheaper labor from the countryside.

87.   In China, the problem is exacerbated by local government interference as officials seek to limit price rises to reduce inflation.

88.   In discussing these states, Pentagon officials seek every opportunity to equate them with the former Soviet bloc.

89.   In another development in the Waco case, a former CIA official has sought congressional protection from alleged government intimidation as a whistle-blower.

90.   In interviews, several party officials sought to put the best face on the relationships.