21.   Opposition parties harshly criticized President Carlos Menem on Thursday after he made his strongest statement to date that he wants to run for a third straight time.

22.   The Miami exiles cautiously prepared to make the strongest statement possible without causing violence.

23.   Though qualified, it was the strongest statement of support for a united Sarajevo from a senior Bosnian Serb official.

24.   While other European countries such as France have been openly critical of Israel, it was the strongest statement yet by the German government.

25.   Weinke mentioned a few of his receivers, but it was Weinke who made the strongest statement.

26.   Annan made that recommendation on Thursday in his strongest statement yet to the Security Council on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

27.   This was the strongest statement in favour of a strengthening of the dollar to be made by a member of the administration.