31.   The opposition has said it will halt its protests once the bill is adopted.

32.   The opposition has said it will halt street protests once the bill is adopted.

33.   The state House adopted a bill Monday that would allow judges to order paddlings instead of going to prison.

34.   The television reported the bill was adopted Monday night.

35.   The state House adopted a bill Monday that would allow judges to order paddlings instead of prison sentences.

36.   They want the bill to be adopted in its original form.

37.   While religious groups are a minority in parliament, they have influence beyond their numbers, and such a bill might be adopted.

38.   Home Secretary Michael Howard said he would strike to have the bill adopted by the House of Commons in its original version.

39.   If the bill is adopted by the parliament, heavier sentences would be handed down, helped along by speedier trials, he said.

40.   In another development, the French Senate on Tuesday adopted a bill relating to the government role in recovery plans for Credit Lyonnais and Comptoir des Entrepreneurs.