11.   The speakers urged parents to open lines of communication with their children, encourage their participation in extracurricular activities and get to know their friends.

12.   The speaker had urged lawmakers Thursday to maintain decorum and dignity on the House floor, and he himself was tested Friday.

13.   Other speakers urged students to stay in school and parents to become more active.

14.   In closing the conference, speakers on Thursday urged governments to respect the will of Afghans in the postwar reconstruction.

15.   In several rallies and mosque sermons, speakers urged Palestinians to keep fighting Israel.

16.   Last week, the speaker of parliament urged schoolchildren to write the slogans, setting an example by writing the slogan in chalk on a sidewalk.

17.   Only one speaker urged Russia to abolish capital punishment across the board.

18.   Several speakers urged that air traffic controllers not give pilots taxi instructions when a plane is landing and completing its rollout on the runway.

19.   Speakers also urged the United Nations to set priorities to confront the new challenges of the post-Cold War world.

20.   Speakers urged governments and private investors to boycott World Bank bonds.