Throughout the four-month investigation, European officials weighed the merger strictly in terms of its impact on competition.

At first, officials feared that the wire itself-which is over 1000 feet long and weighs several tons-had snapped.

Mr. Cartwright would not say today why officials were now weighing criminal homicide charges.

The officials said she was 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 130 pounds.

But General McCaffrey said officials were now weighing whether to qualify that approval with a "national interest" waiver.

In concentrating its attention on an air campaign and ground action, the military and administration officials have been weighing troop deployments ranging from 70,000 to 250,000.

Mr. Land, of the United Nations, said officials were weighing the latest requests.

Other officials have weighed the risk and declined.

Colorado instituted similar requirements in 1996, and officials in Texas and Florida are also weighing that approach.

Swiss officials are weighing whether his deposits in their country should be confiscated.