51.   The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Albanians cared most about formal recognition of the Albanian language as part of the agreement.

52.   The patent gives TiVo formal recognition for developing the so-called personal video recorder, which allows television viewers to pause live programming and record shows onto a hard drive.

53.   The PNC vote, which is tantamount to a formal recognition of the state of Israel, takes the Palestinians themselves a step closer to statehood.

54.   The Vatican had been withholding formal recognition, insisting that Angola fully dismantle its official atheist policy.

55.   The United States has diplomatic relations with Beijing and gives no formal recognition to Taiwan.

56.   While Conservative leader Jean Charest has advocated a conciliatory approach toward Quebec, including formal recognition of its distinctiveness, Manning says the province deserves no special status.

57.   Aboriginal activist Michael Mansell welcomed the inquiry as the first formal recognition that past practices of assimilation were wrong.

58.   Beijing on Thursday lashed out at plans by the African nation of Sao Tome and Principe to extend formal diplomatic recognition to rival Taiwan.

59.   Beijing on Thursday lashed out at plans by the government of Sao Tome and Principe to extend formal diplomatic recognition to its rival Taiwan.

60.   Belgium looked likely to join the list, with Foreign Minister Eric Derycke saying Thursday that Brussels was moving towards formal recognition of rump Yugoslavia.