His father has obtained anonymity for the family from the doctors and officials involved.

Efforts to obtain comment from officials of the asbestos task force late yesterday were unavailing.

Copies of the proposals were obtained from officials who had serious doubts about the changes.

He was the first "small" candidate to obtain the 500 sponsorships from elected officials which are necessary to become an official candidate.

He formally declared on February 1 and managed in six weeks to obtain the 500 signatures from elected officials necessary for being a candidate.

These were the eight other candidates who obtained the required 500 signatures from elected officials to endorse their candidacy.

Efforts to obtain comment from officials at the Canadian Embassy here were unsuccessful.

Nonetheless, in the days that followed, the main elements of the committee's report were obtained from officials at the White House and elsewhere.

But fishermen said they routinely obtained blank customs forms from Honduran officials and declared only 50 percent of their catch.

They also promised to prevent the tollway authority from obtaining environmental approval from federal officials.