41.   Gao will not be here during the festival because of prior commitments, Lang said.

42.   He would have been forced to qualify and said he had a prior commitment which clashed with the final round of qualifying.

43.   Hoffmann, who had a prior commitment, did not attend the news conference at the Coliseum announcing the sale.

44.   Major said Friday he would be unable to attend the game because of a prior commitment.

45.   Of the seven political parties in Parliament, only Right of Center leader Ross Meurant was absent because of a prior commitment.

46.   The Palestinians say Israel is not offering them enough of the West Bank, and Syria wants a prior commitment that Israel will return the disputed Golan Heights.

47.   They claimed they had prior commitments.

48.   While about nine Estrada attorneys were on hand, the main ones carried through with a threat not to show up, claiming they had prior commitments.

49.   Woodard was replaced by Boeing executive Alan Mulally, who was not at the air show because of what Boeing called a prior personal commitment.

50.   Israel demands a prior commitment for full peace with diplomatic relations, open borders and trade.