31.   Sharon has said the Palestinians must stop all violence before peace negotiations can resume.

32.   Security forces crack down on threats of violence before elections.

33.   Tension between the politically polarized castes often erupts into violence before an election.

34.   The game was marred by crowd violence before the match.

35.   The incident came as a nationwide curfew and ban on liquor sales went into effect Wednesday to try to prevent violence before the balloting.

36.   U.N. officials administering war-ravaged Kosovo fear a surge in violence before the elections, which polls show strongman Milosevic trailing the opposition candidate.

37.   Witnesses say Serb troops shot and mutilated their victims in a six-hour orgy of violence before singing a nationalist song.

38.   He prayed that the country be spared from natural disasters and violence before having himself nailed to the cross.

39.   Israel, in turn, has vowed to continue building and demanded an end to violence before peace negotiations can move forward.

40.   A top aide to Arafat on Saturday rejected Israeli demands that the Palestinian Authority crack down on violence before any resumption of stalled peace negotiations.