71.   Today the religion is pervasive in Haiti, and many international officials are beginning to recognize its role in society.

72.   Underdevelopment is equally unchanging in education, according to international officials.

73.   Unfortunately, the hapless ditherings of the chief international civilian official in Bosnia, Carl Bildt, and other European diplomats have amounted to meaningless huffing and puffing.

74.   What is clear is that international officials are disappointed and the country is not set for major change.

75.   When the former Swedish prime minister, the highest-ranking international official in Bosnia, appeared on the screen there was a chorus of boos and catcalls.

76.   Without any attempt to inform Kouchner, pro-Belgrade officials announced that they would organize the vote in Kosovo, throwing international officials into a flap.

77.   Within weeks, international officials, and in theory Muslim and Croat officials, will have to work with people like him if they want to get anything done.

78.   Yet, international officials involved in the elections have vastly different perceptions of the same political climate.

79.   Opposition supporters, human rights activists and many international officials blame the upheaval on the ruling party.

80.   Only hours after endorsement by the U.N. Security Council, international officials Sunday formally established a team to verify compliance with the Kosovo peace agreement.