41.   That task was left to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad -- a person known more for championing Asian values than human rights.

42.   The military, which is constitutionally charged with defending Nepal from foreign attack, has so far not fought the rebels and has left the task to the police.

43.   Therefore, I would like to leave the task of appraising the causes and consequences of our predicament in the good hands of my academic and scholarly friends.

44.   For some time now, Mandela has stopped presiding over the weekly government meetings, leaving the task to Mbeki and De Klerk.

45.   US officials had left the task of maintaining public order to the Haitian security forces, while emphasizing cooperation between the two forces.

46.   Japanese fathers spend little time with their children, leaving the task of caring and disciplining them to mothers, a government survey showed Saturday.