1.   On the very same day Bush placated the right, Colin Powell spoke to the state department.

2.   When state department analysts are asked for their opinions, however, pragmatism will probably trump ideology.

3.   Yet Pomgol was little more than a conglomerate made up of other relevant state departments.

4.   State departments, school superintendents, parents, principals and special interest groups are all holding on to these ropes.

5.   While Amnesty recorded that ANC supporters had also committed abuses, it reserved most of its criticism for state departments.

6.   A spokesman at the state department meanwhile urged a swift reversal of the UNHCR decision to suspend aid.

7.   In Washington the state department said Mr Yeltsin had sent a message assuring the United States that he remained committed to democracy, human rights and civic order.

8.   Although both the INS and the state department have since clarified that such practices are illegal, many immigrants still fear that such action may continue.

9.   Although DeNucci regularly investigates state departments, he does not check each office every year.

10.   An investigator at the state insurance department did not return phone calls.