41.   The ministers insisted in their joint declaration that both sides stick to the cease-fire.

42.   When ministers insisted he get back to the issue at hand, he angrily walked out of the room, sources said.

43.   However Swiss ministers insist that a bid for full membership of the EU, with its political obligations, is still a distant prospect.

44.   A cabinet minister however insisted that Suharto was in good shape.

45.   But several ministers insisted the government would nevertheless stick to its decision not to hold elections until next March.

46.   Ministers insisted his statement was untrue and a dozen ruling party MPs called for Sharif to stand trial for treason.

47.   Ministers insisted on Wednesday that the outline budget would enable France to meet the conditions for qualifying as a founder of a single currency.

48.   The Belgian minister however insisted that this did not set a precedent which could be used, for example, by eastern European states.

49.   The French minister insisted that France would press for full compliance with all UN resolutions.

50.   The minister insisted the German police were not hostile to foreigners, but said that their task must include dealing with foreign offenders.