41.   Despite pessimism expressed by authorities, the parents of An Marchal and Eefje Lambrechts held hope Tuesday that the two girls were still alive..

42.   Danish authorities have expressed concern that Denmark be used as a transit country in the illegal trafficking of radioactive materials from Russia via Finland and Scandinavian countries.

43.   Ecstasy is a controlled drug in Singapore, where authorities have expressed increasing concern in recent months over the popularity of the pills.

44.   The Russian authorities have expressed concern at the mounting wave of racist attacks.

45.   The Russian authorities have expressed themselves in favour of a ceasefire and negotiations with the rebels, but they have so far refused to talk with Dudayev.

46.   The shares plunge came after the Chinese authorities expressed concern over speculation on the market through its nationwide state-control media.

47.   University authorities expressed concern about dangerous chemicals and radioactive laboratory materials stored inside the building.

48.   With the emergence of new smuggling routes in the Asia-Pacific region, some authorities expressed confidence in their intelligence-gathering work.

49.   Russian authorities also expressed concern Thursday that separatist rebels were seizing power violently in some towns and villages in the breakaway separatist republic.

50.   Russian authorities had also expressed concern Thursday that the rebels were seizing power violently in some towns and villages in the republic.