41.   Several insurance companies said Monday the remaining obstacle to an agreement was the makeup of an international commission which would develop a common process to pay Holocaust survivors.

42.   The greatest remaining obstacle to the long-held dream of a peaceful, undivided, democratic Europe for the first time in history has now been removed.

43.   The ministry said Bolger and Chuan would discuss ways to stimulate joint ventures and overcome remaining obstacles to trade between the two countries.

44.   They said Asian countries will be encouraged to remove remaining obstacles to bank and corporate restructuring.

45.   U.S. envoy to the talks, Dennis Ross, met with Arafat Tuesday night and was expected to meet with Netanyahu Wednesday morning to try and resolve remaining obstacles.

46.   With the agreement by Germany to equal compensation, the chief remaining obstacle was believed to be class-action lawsuits pending against German industry.

47.   With the reported agreement by Germany to equal compensation, the chief remaining obstacle was believed to be class-action lawsuits pending against Germany industry.

48.   Greece and Macedonia moved closer to ending their four-year feud Wednesday as negotiators here tackled remaining obstacles, mainly the lifting of the Greek economic embargo.

49.   He clearly hoped that holding the more informal discussions at the weekend would help overcome the toughest remaining obstacles before the full delegations reconvene.

50.   Iraq said it gave Ekeus early this month a final report on its germ warfare program, described as the remaining obstacle to a lifting of UN sanctions.