31.   Iraq may again be producing biological warfare agents, the report says, although confirming this is difficult without U.N. weapons inspectors.

32.   Mizrahi says his tiny community observes the basic rituals of Judaism, but it is difficult without a rabbi.

33.   OPEC member states have said they are considering reducing production but find it difficult without the support of non-OPEC producers.

34.   President Ion Iliescu wants Romanians to stop paying bribes and turn in corrupt officials in a country where even finding the right shoe size may be difficult without bribing.

35.   Putting a monetary value on such a collection is difficult without putting it up for auction.

36.   She said life has been difficult without her eldest son, especially holidays.

37.   Such talks would be difficult without top-level meetings.

38.   That may be difficult without the flight data recorder.

39.   The research found that high loans growth would be difficult without a corresponding growth in deposits.

40.   The rest of the cleanup will be difficult without cutting down dense jungles and thus harming flora and fauna along the canal, Hoover warned.