21.   John Paul made his toughest statement since allegations of sex abuse by priests began pouring out in January, shaking the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.

22.   Kiriyenko, meanwhile, set out his plans for economic reform in his first major public policy statement since being nominated last week.

23.   Mobutu has made no statements since his face-to-face meeting with Kabila on Sunday on a South African ship off the Congolese coast.

24.   Musharraf has not made any public statements since his televised address to the nation early Wednesday morning.

25.   Sahnoun was keeping his visit to the Eritrean capital low-key and has made no public statements since his arrival.

26.   Schumacher has made statements since Canada that the Ferraris are improving and ready to challenge the McLarens.

27.   The emperor, in his first public statement since the quake, expressed condolences and urges Japanese to pull together to overcome the tragedy.

28.   The station is the same one Sabaya has used to make statements since capturing Filipino and foreign hostages three weeks ago on a resort island in the southern Philippines.

29.   The woman has made no public statement since filing the complaint.

30.   The Zapatistas have issued no statements since Monday, when they anounced they were stationing thousands of their masked warriers outside rebel territory surrounded by the Mexican army.