1.   Despite conflicting statements from Tehran and press conjecture centring on Libya, it was never clear who was responsible for laying them.

2.   American Express said Partridge had made conflicting statements about whether it planned to impose a restrictive bylaw to keep its member banks guessing.

3.   Analysts responded to the conflicting statements with skepticism, although most believe the company will eventually be granted an increase.

4.   Bill Harlow, a CIA spokesman, said that Tenet stands by his testimony in the face of the conflicting statements by Slatkin..

5.   Adding to the uncertainty were a series of conflicting statements by Gingrich.

6.   Adding to the uncertainty were conflicting statements by Gingrich.

7.   Agencies issued conflicting statements.

8.   Cuevas and Teatum have also given conflicting statements about the presence of police officers at their five wedding bureaus.

9.   Decisions on what steps to take next have been hampered by conflicting statements and contradictions within NATO, the United Nations and the Clinton administration.

10.   His comments were the latest in a series of conflicting statements from the administration about whether American ground troops should remain in Bosnia next year.