21.   He refused to say if the objections signaled the imminent collapse of the negotiations.

22.   Observers say the law will sharply reduce the level of deposits being withdrawn in the coming weeks, preventing any imminent financial collapse.

23.   The regime has shown no sign of imminent collapse.

24.   The White House, like other houses would always need updates and repairs, but imminent collapse was no longer a concern.

25.   Western officials play down a possibility of an imminent collapse of North Korea.

26.   Government ministers from Tanzania and Zambia have ordered an immediate change of managers in a jointly owned railway, saying the company faced imminent collapse because of mismagement.

27.   Human rights and other pressure groups have expressed concern at the imminent collapse of the national health system and criticised the government for failing to control the crisis.

28.   Certain banks were weaker on fears that they may be exposed to imminent Argentine financial collapse.

29.   UN Secretary General Kofi Annan also appealed to the two sides to save their three-year-old peace talks from imminent collapse.

30.   UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appealed Thursday to the government and leftist rebels in Colombia to save their three-year-old peace talks from imminent collapse.