21.   Once a communist state, Bulgaria wants a Vatican stamp of approval as it seeks entry to the European Union and NATO.

22.   Other companies with gas station networks are also expected to seek entry into the refining business.

23.   Slovak leaders hope that their country will join the Czechs, Poles and Hungarians among the group of postcommunist countries seeking swift entry into the European Union.

24.   That bill would expand protection of abortion providers by making it a state-enforced criminal offense to block or intimidate a person seeking entry into a clinic.

25.   The ruling was quickly denounced by Boston-area television stations and Court TV, which had sought entry into the courtroom.

26.   There are also large numbers of Malaysians, South Koreans, Chinese and Algerians who have sought entry without proper documents.

27.   Turkey is a NATO ally and seeks entry into the European Union.

28.   Zhu had come seeking entry into the trade organization.

29.   Orthodox Greeks seeking entry to the priesthood as married men must be wed before being ordained.

30.   Opponents argued that amnesty would tend to perpetuate future flows of illegal migrants and is inherently unfair to those seeking entry by legal means, the report said.