31.   The annual OECD report urged such reforms, which officials said could help combat poverty as well as avoid financial crises like the one in Asia.

32.   The government has frequently detained activists who criticized its policies and urged democratic reforms.

33.   The report urged reform to ensure weapons are categorized in a way that shows exactly what devices are being shipped.

34.   Utilities like Southern were urging reform of an Environmental Protection Agency program then being used to force utilities and refineries to spend billions of dollars on anti-pollution equipment.

35.   With birthrates declining and a general reliance by many citizens on government and not private pensions, experts have been urging reform for years.

36.   Xu Liangying, a scientist who has written articles urging democratic reform, said three police officers were stationed outside his home Friday.

37.   British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind Tuesday pledged economic support for the new government in Ulan Bator, while urging further reforms of the Mongolian economy.

38.   Nevertheless, the European Parliament, which has been urging democratic reforms as a condition for customs union, must vote on the issue at a December meeting.

39.   Recommending structural changes, it urged reform of industrial relations and welcomed measures restricting the power of trades unions and steps to reduce protection of the Australian economy.

40.   Sheikh Hammud had been fired from his university post for his opposition role, which included signing petitions urging reform.