21.   But that possibility no longer exists since world trade rules forbid market-distorting export subsidies.

22.   However, as it inherited the responsibilities of the special panel on mergers, the authority has actually existed since August.

23.   Instead, the referendum Sunday confirmed a geographical and psychological division between East and West that has only existed since the end of World War II.

24.   Instead, the Sunday referendum confirmed a geographical and psychological division between East and West that has only existed since the end of World War II.

25.   One base already had existed since World War II to enable U.S. warplanes to refuel on their way to Europe.

26.   The systematic destruction of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, has increased the uneasiness which has existed since the start of the Russian offensive in December.

27.   These problems have existed since time immemorial, but there has been little progress.

28.   A political crisis has existed since then, with Chavez opponents saying they will continue to seek his ouster as the president consolidates his power.

29.   But he added that most major mass organizations here have existed since the Dutch occupation, such as the Moslem organizations Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama.