31.   Bosnian officials appealed to NATO to respond to the Serb offensive, but the alliance failed Thursday to agree on a plan of action to counter the Serb offensive.

32.   Bosnian officials appealed to NATO to respond, but the alliance, meeting in Brussels, failed Thursday to agree how to counter the Serb offensive.

33.   Bosnian officials appealed to NATO to respond.

34.   But earlier Monday, anticipating an announcement from Beijing, a top Taiwanese official appealed for resumption of the negotiations.

35.   But earlier Monday, anticipating an announcement from Beijing, a top Taiwanese official appealed for resumption of the semi-official negotiations.

36.   But Mexican officials later appealed the decision.

37.   But Prusis and Latvian Olympic officials appealed, blaming the positive test results on dietary supplements.

38.   But Prusis and Latvian Olympic officials appealed, blaming the positive test on dietary supplements.

39.   But Russian Olympic officials appealed, arguing that bromantan was not a stimulant and was not officially on the banned list.

40.   Canadian and Norwegian Olympic officials have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for all medals to be stripped from athletes who failed tests during the games.