31.   The victory came on her fifth match point and ended a protracted struggle where first one, then the other, appeared to have the upper hand.

32.   Hourt Him said he and his men were tired of protracted struggle and wanted to avail themselves of a government amnesty for Khmer Rouge defectors.

33.   Bodo militants have been waging a protracted armed struggle for a tribal homeland carved out of Assam and adjoining states.

34.   China is engaged in a protracted struggle over its terms of entry, particularly with Western nations, led by the United States.

35.   The rebels have paid a heavy price for the protracted struggle.

36.   The Tamil Tiger guerrillas pulled out of a truce in April last year to resume their protracted struggle for independence.

37.   Kofi Annan of Ghana was certain of becoming the next UN chief as France on Friday reversed its position after blocking his candidacy in a protracted struggle with Washington.

38.   The LTTE is leading a protracted struggle for a separate state called Eelam in the northern and eastern regions where the two million Tamil minority is concentrated.

39.   The LTTE is leading a protracted struggle for a separate state, called Eelam, in the northern and eastern regions where the two million Tamil minority is concentrated.

40.   The LTTE is leading a protracted struggle for the creation of a separate state in the north of the country.