21.   He made the country examine and confront its past.

22.   He said that Japan will never be respected by the rest of world until it confronts its past head on.

23.   He said his only desire was for Japan to confront its past.

24.   Jewish groups have accused Lithuania of trying to avoid confronting its past under Nazi rule while moving ahead with prosecutions of suspects of Stalinist crimes.

25.   Lithuanian officials have singled out Lileikis, and many Jews saw him as a test case of Lithuanian resolve to confront the past.

26.   Open societies must be honest about confronting their past in order to fully understand the world in which they live.

27.   Solidarity figures, including former President Lech Walesa, say the past must be confronted, even if that means people including some in top government posts get victimized.

28.   Solidarity figures, including former President Lech Walesa, say the past must be confronted, even if that means government officials and others get victimized.

29.   This would be difficult unless Japan confronted the past and told the younger generation of the reality, Yeo said.

30.   While it may help Argentines confront their past, it may not help President Carlos Menem, who pardoned many of the people responsible and is up for re-election.