    Sentence ‘1; Ursel: Reisen confirmed- “it  operated the coach ,. but. gave no details  other than to say the. passengers were .of  mixed: ages’.    Sentence 2: _Ursel- Reisen confirmed it  had heen operating the coach , but  declined’ to. give ~ ‘details - of “the  passengers other than to ‘say. they were  of inixed ‘ages .