31.   Both countries said they stressed their commitment to minimizing casualties and damage to civilian property and providing humanitarian aid to the Afghan people.

32.   Chirac stressed French commitment to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, which he said France will sign after the tests end next year.

33.   Fox stressed his commitment to human rights in Mexico and said he would work to resolve the lingering conflict in the impoverished southern state of Chiapas.

34.   Gore campaigned in Pennsylvania, stressing his commitment to the environment by visiting the homestead of Rachel Carson.

35.   He said extended negotiations may be necessary with the lenders, and stressed his commitment to market reforms.

36.   Hong Kong government officials repeatedly stressed their commitment to maintaining the peg to the U.S. dollar.

37.   However the two trade giants called a joint news conference to stress their commitment to the new round.

38.   In a recent address, Putin stressed his commitment to protecting media freedom.

39.   In their manifesto they stress their commitment to a normative moral order and insist that a moral code is needed to implement it.

40.   Israeli and Palestinian negotiators opening the final phase of their talks stressed their commitment to peace Monday but admitted persistent strife and unkept promises were making the job tougher.