1.   European officials said the experts would be extremely unlikely to let the British sell beef to others before it was certified safe for consumption by Europeans.

2.   City crews said the spigot could not be turned off until the fire was extinguished, hazardous materials had been removed and the tunnel walls had been certified safe.

3.   City crews said the leak could not be stopped until the fire was extinguished and the tunnel walls had been certified safe.

4.   City crews said the leak could not be stopped until the fire was extinguished, hazardous materials had been removed and the tunnel walls had been certified safe.

5.   Yeltsin also endorsed the project even though it had not been certified environmentally safe, Blokov said.