1.  A senior NATO official said that Russia had offered the statement, without being asked by either NATO or American officials.

2.  Brownlee offered his statement on the floor of the assembly as an alternative.

3.  Every player interviewed denied the vote report and most offered statements of support for Harris.

4.  He did not return a phone message, and the Yankees offered no statement on his behalf.

5.  His death also means his statements were never offered before a judge, but only to the police.

6.  In fact, the San Francisco brokerage began offering electronic statements three months ago, said Schwab spokeswoman Sondra Harris.

7.  Most of the committee members complied, offering brief statements or simply entering their written statements into the record without comment.

8.  Most offered noncommittal statements.

9.  Tape shows one of the hijackers offering a statement of martyrdom.

10.  The bond offering statements did not disclose any losses in the investment pool, whose value began falling in February after interest rates started to rise.