21.   Noting that this year marked the seventh time China had defeated such a motion, Shen said Beijing remains willing to discuss human rights with the West.

22.   Such a motion would have had no legal force.

23.   The legal standard for granting such a motion requires the court to determine the verdict could have been different if the jury had been allowed to see the documents.

24.   Under Yugoslav law, such a motion does not require an explanation.

25.   Zyuganov did not rule out such a motion.

26.   His conservatives were unable to attract other parties to join in putting down such a motion.

27.   However China has managed to escape official censure by amassing a majority of votes against such a motion.

28.   However, China has so far managed to escape official censure by amassing a majority of votes against such a motion.

29.   A no-action motion, whose purpose is to stop a resolution being put to vote, comes into play only after such a motion has been tabled.

30.   Chances appeared slim however that other opposition parties would back such a motion.