31.   The Austrian government is under severe pressure from public opinion.

32.   The bid was suspended after the Austrian government collapsed amid disagreement over the budget.

33.   The Austrian government announced an investigation into the cause of the fire.

34.   The Austrian government cried foul, but the Manhattan district attorney has opened a dramatic new front in the effort to recover art looted from Jews by the Nazis.

35.   The Austrian government decided at will whose application they would act on or not.

36.   The Austrian government reduced its spending on public building projects for a second straight year this year to try to reach Maastricht budget deficit criteria.

37.   The Austrian government, however, refused to issue an export permit.

38.   The first covers art taken by the Nazis and never returned to its owners because the Austrian government refused to allow it to be taken out of the country.

39.   The National Jewish Museum, with its access to a treasure trove of US archival material, has offered to assist the Austrian government.

40.   The law covers paintings, furniture and other artifacts held by the Austrian government, Culture Minister Elisabeth Gehrer said in an interview in New York on Saturday.