Still, federal officials seemed to be trying to make sure the family's hopes were not too high.

Why do the highest officials always seem to know less than anyone else?

But officials seem to think the extra security is needed.

So far, not many public officials seem to favor such a change.

Yet officials in Washington seemed to be caught off guard.

We knew a big problem existed, though not many officials then seemed to care about the practice.

Officials here also seem to be trying to put economic pressure on Beijing.

Like so many leaders today, officials of the testing services sometimes seem to look for negative news about student performance.

But few officials seem to have strong views right now on interest rate policies in any case.

Chinese officials in charge of the river seem to agree.