1.   A medical spokesman explained that he needed an urgent operation to treat glaucoma caused by diabetes.

2.   A spokesman explained that two possibilities relating to the disposal of the aircraft were being investigated.

3.   A police spokesman explained a simple way drivers can make sure they are the correct distance away from the vehicle in front.

4.   Being on the list means almost nothing, the spokesman explains.

5.   A Compaq spokesman explained that the screen uses a black mask to heighten contrast.

6.   A Chinese government spokesman later explained that Taiwan would maintain its own armed forces and get guaranteed positions in the mainland government.

7.   A Morgan Stanley spokesman could not explain the discrepancy between the two messages.

8.   A laboratory spokesman explained that the oil, which had been stored in a first floor laboratory, leaked after a rubber gasket failed.

9.   A Qwest spokesman explained that the privacy statement simply lays out existing policies, and that the disclosures have all been approved by federal courts.