31.   An international conference of activists ended Sunday with a call for a complete ban on the manufacture and use of land mines and a boycott of their makers.

32.   An international conference could end the impasse, Chirac said, again raising a French-Egyptian proposal made in May.

33.   But as the conference ended Thursday, the Jewish organization was still unhappy with the Swiss.

34.   But many delegates say they will not be surprised if the conference ends without it being resolved.

35.   Eric Newsom, the head of the U.S. delegation, left Oslo before the conference ended, said Jack Selebi, the South African who chaired the conference.

36.   If the conference ends in agreement, any treaty enforcing a new global code of behavior on emissions will require ratification by most of the industrial countries.

37.   If the conference ends in agreement, any treaty enforcing a new global emissions behavior would have to be ratified by most of the industrial countries.

38.   If the conference ends in collapse, it would likely encourage countries to seek solace in bilateral or regional trade deals rather than truly global ones, Moore warned.

39.   If the conference ended in collapse, it would likely encourage countries to seek solace in bilateral or regional trade deals rather than truly global ones.

40.   Ministers are expected to approve the code of conduct declaration when the behind-closed doors conference ends Saturday.