21.   Some AIDS activists argue that the companies are lowering prices simply to forestall the seizure of their patents by Third World countries desperate for the drugs.

22.   Some environmental activists argue that the deal gives away too much and can never be made to work, and in recent days they have stepped up their protests.

23.   That, environmental activists argued, is the reason to regulate the gas.

24.   The ads contend homosexuality is learned behavior, not innate, as many gay activists have argued in their campaign for civil rights.

25.   The state resisted, and other activists argued against the release of the files on the grounds that innocent individuals might be damaged by charges contained in the papers.

26.   Third-party activists argue that such bans pose a significant barrier to their attempts to organize new political groups.

27.   Parliament passed a law Monday to stop Muslim fundamentalists from using courts against intellectuals, but opposition activists argued that the law does not go far enough.

28.   Activists argue his attacks on gay rights show an intolerance that has shocked foreigners and seems likely to deny him the role of respected statesman he covets.

29.   Activists also argue the testing will encourage other countries to do the same, as China did again this week.

30.   Activists also argue the testing will encourage other countries to do the same.