41.   The reaction came a day after Parliament finally passed a law allowing people to bet on the outcomes of Japanese professional soccer games for big prize money.

42.   The strongest reaction came from Jordan, which recalled its envoy to Yugoslavia.

43.   The strongest reaction came from State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie, one of several figures who covet the vice-presidential post.

44.   This time, though, the reaction came from the South.

45.   U.S. officials in Geneva declined to comment on the speech and said any reaction would likely come directly from Washington.

46.   He said a formal South Korean reaction would come later.

47.   A UN official declined to comment on the Iraqi statement, saying the reaction must come from UNSCOM headquarters in New York.

48.   But from the American expatriate community in Hanoi, the reaction came without hesitation.

49.   The reaction came after Denmark took the initiative Thursday to propose a resolution criticising violations of human rights by China at the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva.

50.   The strongest reaction came from Palestinian President Yasser Arafat who called an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the impact of election results.