21.   A Cambodian official on Friday rejected a Thai proposal for a cease-fire, though an opposition politician expressed confidence both sides would eventually agree to stop fighting.

22.   African politicians expressed fear for Franco-African economic dealings.

23.   Already, some European politicians were expressing shock, although most said they were confident that Chirac would defeat Le Pen in May.

24.   But politicians expressed concern over indications that voter turnout had hit historic lows.

25.   Ethnic Albanian politicians expressed serious objections Sunday to a new Western-backed peace plan for Macedonia.

26.   Leftist politicians expressed mixed feelings.

27.   Liberal politicians have expressed concern that the new Cabinet will rely on outdated methods such as printing money and tightening administrative controls to undo free-market reforms.

28.   Northern Ireland politicians expressed dismay or anger at the end of the cease-fire announcement.

29.   Other politicians expressed shock and called for national soul-searching after a kind of rampage that Germans usually associate with the United States.

30.   Politicians expressed shock and called for national soul-searching after a kind of rampage that Germans usually associate with the United States.