21.  But acting President Vladimir Putin, emerging from an Orthodox Christmas mass Saturday, said the issue was a technical one.

22.  Muhammad, who is a vice president of the ruling party, on Monday rejected demands by Lim to resign, saying the offense was only a technical one.

23.  Walz said the charge was a technical one.

24.  He said investors are not showing any real interest these days, and the Tuesday rise was a technical one, in the absence of any important economic news.

25.  Interviewed at St Denis, Lewis was convinced that his only problems are technical ones, compounded by a late start to pre-season training.

26.  Atabani said the Switzerland negotiations would be technical ones focusing on a ceasefire in the Nuba Mountains and were not related to a ceasefire in southern Sudan.