41.   Today, he said he expects the president to act quickly.

42.   Yet the president does not act like a man dogged by scandal.

43.   Bhutto said in an interview with AFP the president had acted against her because he felt under threat from an anti-corruption bill she had moved in parliament.

44.   The president acted to halt the strike under provisions of a law authorizing him to intervene in a labor conflict that threatens to trigger a national emergency.

45.   Under the Republic of Singapore Independence Act, the president acts on the advice of the cabinet on appeals for commutation or pardon.

46.   Kazakh Prime Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov stressed that the president had acted in the interest of Kazakhstan and that the money had twice helped the country avert bankruptcy.

47.   Major left-wing parties believe the president has acted unconstitutionally.

48.   Previous presidents have acted differently on various occasions, at times inviting allegations of bias.

49.   The president acted to halt the stoppage under provisions of a law authorizing him to intervene in a labor conflict that threatens to trigger a national emergency.