The regional office, on the advice of government lawyers, then ordered Teck Cominco to begin planning for further studies and a possible cleanup.

But the District Attorney's office ordered the arrest be "deferred" until there was a further inquiry.

In recent days, the mayor's office ordered city education officials not to discuss the talks.

The Attorney General's office has ordered two state police detectives to investigate the circumstances of the arrest.

The president's office had ordered street and village parties to be organized throughout the entire Federation, providing a large special fund to subsidize the cost.

The front office ordered the wardens to butt out.

The office merely ordered him to avoid future conflicts of interest in the banking industry.

Mayor Williams's office ordered the water authority last week to deliver free water filters to all 23,000 homes known to have lead pipes.

The general prosecutor's office ordered Mr. Mirzayanov's release; the charges have not been dropped.

The governor's office ordered the investigation on July 5, about a week after the first news reports about the traffic stop.