41.   But Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind reiterated his threat of retaliation if the expulsions went ahead.

42.   But in Birmingham, British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifind on Tuesday reiterated his threat of reprisals if Russia went ahead with the expulsion.

43.   China on Monday reiterated its threat to invade Taiwan if the nationalist island declares independence.

44.   EU fishing commissioner Emma Bonino on Wednesday reiterated a threat to impose trade sanctions on Canada if it did not release the seized Spanish trawler the Estai.

45.   The previously unknown group, in a statement delivered to news agencies here Monday, refused to extend the deadline and reiterated its threat to kill the hostages.

46.   Washington Friday reiterated a threat to impose sanctions on two billion dollars worth of Chinese exports to the United States.

47.   Milosevic also came under pressure from within his ruling coalition, as the New Democracy party reiterated a threat to quit the government.

48.   Rifkind reiterated his threat of retaliation if the expulsions went ahead.

49.   That threat was reiterated hours later by President Jiang Zemin.

50.   The New Democracy party -- one of three in his regime -- reiterated a threat to quit the government.