41.   However, Esebua refrained Monday from repeating the threat to kill the hostages.

42.   On Sunday, U.S. Ambassador Madeleine Albright repeated her threat to veto Boutros-Ghali despite appeals on his behalf from American allies in Europe and elsewhere.

43.   President Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday repeated a threat to declare a state of emergency if the National Assembly proceeds with plans to impeach him next month.

44.   Sounding out of breath, he repeated a threat to kill the captives taken Sunday at an island resort.

45.   Spokesman Suleiman Abu Gheith repeated earlier threats of new airplane attacks.

46.   That prompted China to repeat threats to retake the island and triggered a sell-off in the Taiwanese stock market.

47.   The letter was followed by a telephone call repeating the threat, the paper quoted the sources as saying.

48.   The government on Monday repeated its threat to fire the controllers.

49.   The rebels Wednesday set a deadline for starting to kill hostages but let it pass and have not repeated the threat.

50.   The rebels initially threatened to kill hostages, but have not carried out or repeated that threat.