Russian military officials put the number of rebels at about 600.

The officials put their heads together and decided that the tree could stay.

But neither he nor other officials could put a dollar figure on the increased cost.

It appeared the game had ended, but officials put a second back on the clock.

American military officials later put the death toll at 60.

He would not say how many ships were on the list, but American officials put the number at about 20.

Still, those and other officials put a positive gloss on some numbers that could be read several ways.

Chinese officials also put a positive spin on the talks.

But as one official put it recently, "The situation is still pretty raw."

Local officials put the state's current share at less than 0.5 percent.