21.   The weeklong conference of the U.N. agency was marked by near-unanimous calls for a nuclear test ban treaty no later than next year.

22.   The weeklong conference ends Friday, and the sheer volume of disagreement was daunting.

23.   The weeklong Singapore conference was the first ministerial meeting of the young trade body.

24.   The weeklong UN conference is based on the principle of promoting social development by stabilizing population growth.