41.   What brought the parties together was a series of bank failures that triggered a recession in the Scandinavian countries five years ago.

42.   Yet, so far, he has brought both parties along with him.

43.   After Sharon won a landslide election victory in February, he forged a broad coalition, bringing in parties that appeared to have sharp differences with him.

44.   After the Bloody Monday marches and a failed bid at international mediation, Inkatha leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi reversed himself and brought his party into the election.

45.   Barak has pledged to jumpstart negotiations with the Palestinians, but also wants to bring pro-settlement parties into his coalition.

46.   Barak has pledged to jumpstart the negotations, but also wants to bring pro-settlement parties into his coalition.

47.   Barak is trying to bring hard-line parties into his center-left coalition and has been vague in defining his settlement policy.

48.   But Major said he was willing to consider other suggestions which would bring all parties together to negotiate on the future of Northern Ireland.

49.   But polls showed it was not enough to bring the party anywhere near a majority.

50.   Chat Thai Party leader Banharn Silapa-archa said yesterday that it would not be a good idea to bring another party into the coalition at the moment.