The statement also underscored Ayatollah Sistani's disappointment that elections had not been held.

That statement underscores the fact that the scene will be a confrontation between two types of "clowns," or "fools."

But the American statement said "events in Eastern Europe and elsewhere have underscored the major role international radio can play in fostering democracy."

Administration officials said that the statement, like the policy toward Israeli retaliations, underscored the need not to provoke animosity in the Arab world.

His statements underscored the tenuous hold on control and unity here, in a land with several armed factions and a range of ambitions.

The statement underscores just how urgently the Government wants to buttress depositor confidence in the savings industry.

Crucially for the Americans, the statement also "underscored the importance of the efforts in solidarity."

In some ways, his statement underscored the obvious: the reason for any new governmental program is to produce results that would not otherwise occur.

"I'm not a psychic," Ditka said, the statement underscored by a simple, elegant clunk!

A statement issued after the meeting underscored that the United States preferred to see the Iraqis and Turks work out the problem together.