Relationships suffer when people put their principles ahead of their affections, and when they let their roles as public officials interfere with their private lives.

But he stressed that officials in Washington had not interfered in his conduct of the case.

Furthermore, Iraqi officials have been interfering with the work of the United Nations inspectors.

This is the nearest airfield, and no French officials will interfere with drug interdictions.

They are too busy running their business, and some may fear that if they contact the government, officials will interfere with their business or workers.

Mr. Carabetta sued the city in 1993, claiming that officials interfered with his attempts to restart the project.

The reports say postal officials have interfered in the operations of FedEx's sole agent in China, DaTian W. Air Services, as well.

One official said Mr. Rat had been one of the first to arrive on the accident scene and had interfered with rescue attempts.

The officials said the deals, even without any exchange of money, interfere with the ballot process and therefore violate state election laws.

One of the main concerns in Hong Kong about Beijing's new rule has been that Chinese officials unfamiliar with modern financial markets might panic or interfere in a crisis.