1.   Such an optimistic expectation annoys Fed officials.

2.   What annoys officials in the Pataki administration is not the proposal itself, which they fully embrace, but its timing.

3.   Cook annoyed Israeli officials by visiting the settlement in March, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a dinner with Cook.

4.   The only Francophone artist was Alanis Morisette, a Canadian who lost her bid for best new artist, annoying French officials fighting the global tide of Anglo-American culture.

5.   The only Francophone artist was Alanis Morisette, a Canadian who lost his bid for best new artist, annoying French officials fighting the global tide of Anglo-American culture.

6.   The only Francophone artist was Alanis Morisette, a Canadian, in the running for best new artist, annoying French officials fighting the global tide of Anglo-American culture.