31.   In a reference to the United States, Annan said he would be calling on member states to act on behalf of reform.

32.   In his appeal filed last month, Einhorn cites legal scholars and lawyers who believe that the state Legislature acted beyond its authority in granting a new trial.

33.   Lewis, who is working with several national organizations that seek widespread improvements, said he expects states to act, though slowly.

34.   Part of their change of heart involves a fear that states will act before Congress does, creating a patchwork of conflicting laws.

35.   The prisoners had a right to be present and the state acted in contempt of the Supreme Court, he said.

36.   With new laws, the state could act more harshly against extremists, he said.

37.   A court Thursday ruled that Hesse state acted illegally in deciding unilaterally to halt the expulsion of Kurds.

38.   A senior Israeli official said Monday that the Jewish state will act to prevent the arming of Iran with ballistic missiles if persuasion fails to do the job.

39.   A state should act in such a way as to allow family ties to develop, the court also said.