1.   But he said government contacts open the possibility of much broader horizons in a mostly centralized economy.

2.   But the private government contacts have yielded more positive sentiments than the sometimes-harsh public statements from the two capitals.

3.   From his BBC years, Bland is said to have high-level government contacts to whom he could turn for a sympathetic hearing.

4.   In engineering, there are a lot of companies who get government contacts with affirmative action guidelines and they love the fact that there are women to hire.

5.   Knight has become a part of the investigation into Democratic fund-raising practices because of questions whether he used government contacts to help clients.

6.   Meanwhile, back in southeastern China, things were not going well for the relatives, business associates and government contacts Lai left behind.

7.   Other dissidents, like Chai, organized their own escape routes, relying on sympathetic strangers or government contacts.

8.   Other government reports showed Tamraz had lied about support from oil companies for his proposal and about high-level government contacts in Azerbaijan and Armenia, Heslin said.

9.   The steady flow of politicians to lucrative private-sector jobs based on their government contacts is a familiar Washington tale.

10.   U.S. diplomats dismiss such speculation as sheer paranoia and say the wariness many Panamanians exude does not extend to more official government contacts.