41.   Britain, France and China, the other permanent council members, also support the resolution, the diplomat said.

42.   Britain and the United States are now permanent members, with veto power, as are China, France and Russia.

43.   But China, as a permanent member of the Security Council, can veto any proposal to seat Taiwan.

44.   But lobbying by the permanent council members will help the process.

45.   But Ms. Albright spent the day in Washington, and could not attend a meeting of the five permanent council members scheduled for Tuesday evening.

46.   But Sharad Pawar of India said criteria like population size and participation in U.N. peacekeeping should determine new permanent members.

47.   But one negative vote was from France, which as a permanent member has veto power.

48.   But the five permanent members of the Security Council, including the United States, are wary of setting such a precedent.

49.   But the greatest pressure to ease the trade ban and other measures has come from France, China and Russia -- permanent members of the U.N. security council.

50.   But the recommendation for admission must come from the Security Council, where China wields a veto as one of five permanent members.