41.  Foreign officials close to Arafat believe that the shift was largely motivated by the fear that Hamas was gaining ground in the battle for the street.

42.  Foreign officials here, however, continue to maintain there is no cause for panic.

43.  Fujimori did not tell the Japanese that the tunnels were being dug, according to one foreign official, and has not publicly confirmed their existence.

44.  He also describes meetings with foreign officials, including President Bush and Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger.

45.  He said tough regulations could end the practice of companies setting aside offshore bank accounts to bribe foreign officials.

46.  He told journalists on Tuesday that foreign officials were also concerned about the different unidentified armed groups in the city.

47.  Hundreds of thousands of Bosnians remain refugees, and foreign officials have not dented the vivid hatreds that continue to feed murder and expulsion not far away in Kosovo.

48.  In addition, several officials said, the criminal investigation of a foreign official poses daunting political and practical difficulties.

49.  In addition, U.S. law-enforcement officials acknowledge a reluctance to invest time and money in pursuing corrupt foreign officials.

50.  In certain instances, the officials discussed approaching governments and foreign officials in attempts to reform those groups through private diplomacy.