11.   The threatened sanctions prompted Japan to take its case to the WTO, which attempted yesterday morning to foster an agreement before official negotiations began.

12.   The threatened sanctions have already provoked protests in Afghanistan, where the economy has been devastated by two decades of war.

13.   Both have threatened further sanctions, and the Security Council has agreed to consider such measures.

14.   But a Toyota Motor spokesman denied the Kyodo report and said the company will continue to lobby against imposition of the threatened sanctions.

15.   But the Clinton administration has denied that the Chinese have tied the sale to delaying threatened sanctions over Chinese piracy of U.S. movies, music and computer programs.

16.   Cathay and Qantas both have taken court action over the threatened sanctions.

17.   English and Portuguese clubs last month spoke of not releasing their players, but relented begrudgingly when FIFA stepped in and threatened sanctions.

18.   Former rebel group warns threatened U.N. sanctions could drive country back to war.

19.   If the United States goes ahead with threatened unilateral sanctions, Japan has vowed it will also file a complaint in the WTO.

20.   If U.S.-Japan auto talks fail this week and Washington goes ahead with threatened sanctions, Japanese consumers may soon begin missing American farm products.