21.   Administrative detainees are usually held for six months at a time, but the term can be extended repeatedly.

22.   Armed forced leaders are normally replaced every two years, though their term can be extended for a year.

23.   Banks were also reported to be refusing to extend favorable terms to exporters and requiring exporters to submit real estate assets as collateral on loans.

24.   Bush may also bow to a Greenspan wish and extend the term of Fed Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson, a close Greenspan ally, aides said.

25.   But legislators recently voted to extend their terms until an elusive agreement on a new election date is reached.

26.   But in the absence of elections, lawmakers voted to extend their terms until after a new vote.

27.   But campaigners and diplomats said Annan had decided to against agreeing to Robinsons wish that her term be extended.

28.   China wants Japan to lower the interest rates, extend the terms or deduct the amount caused by appreciation, Wang said.

29.   Diplomats in Brazzaville said Lissouba had planned to ask parliament to extend his term by three months to allow more time for election preparations.

30.   Extending presidential terms via referendum has become a popular practice in ex-Soviet republics ruled by iron-handed leaders.