1.  As preparations began, Ukrainian officials fretted that they were not sure Mr. Clinton could spend the night because there were no Western-style hotels.

2.  Both Putin and Ukrainian officials denied that a Ukrainian military weapon could have been the cause of the explosion.

3.  All of which might be perversely comforting, if the actions of Ukrainian officials did not speak louder than words.

4.  But his meteoric rise ended abruptly when he fled corruption charges leveled by Ukrainian officials.

5.  But Ukrainian military officials again flatly denied that their forces may have accidentally shot down the plane en route from Tel Aviv to the city of Novosibirsk.

6.  But the Ukrainian officials were informed by Washington that the United States could unilaterally impose import quotas on them if they did not voluntarily accept restrictions.

7.  But when the White House proposed that he spend a night in the capital, Ukrainian officials were slightly alarmed.

8.  However, the Ukrainian officials said there was now a new privatization program and they promised further sales of state-owned farmland to the public.

9.  In Kiev, Ukrainian officials announced a Yugoslav peace initiative.

10.  In recent weeks, several major companies have abandoned Ukraine, following government actions that diplomats and businessmen say favored companies in which Ukrainian officials hold personal stakes.