31.   Palestinian leaders also must act quicker to condemn violence within their community to discourage individuals whose actions may undermine the government line, he said.

32.   Republican leaders act fast to anoint Hastert as speaker.

33.   The army and Rwandan exiles familiar with the situation say the rebels have poor lines of communication and their leaders often act like warlords in isolated attacks.

34.   The leaders acted quickly to fill the gap.

35.   They will consider whether religious leaders can act as peacemakers in conflicts and whether there is a common framework for achieving world peace.

36.   Bush this week also accused Arafat of falsely professing a commitment to peace as US officials renewed demands that the Palestinian leader act immediately to rein in anti-Israel violence.

37.   Conference chairman Angela Merkel, the German environment minister, said political leaders must act.

38.   Olympic leaders acted Friday to stop rogue advertising by General Motors during the Atlanta Games opening ceremony but could not fend off growing criticism over commercialism.

39.   One official predicted, however, that the Labour leader would act with pragmatism.