51.   If the law is passed, rebels who lay down arms and give authorities useful information stand to be pardoned or have their prison terms considerably reduced.

52.   However, neither side was ready to lay down its arms and agree to a cease fire.

53.   In a statement Saturday, the foreign ministry said direct talks were possible only if the rebels lay down arms and agree to a time frame for a settlement.

54.   In Haiti, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide uses a national holiday to urge his hard-line enemies to lay down their arms and help build democracy.

55.   In Madrid earlier this month, the two sides approved a three-month plan for the remaining rebels to lay down their arms and return to society.

56.   In particular, we call upon those countries involved in military conflicts to lay down their arms, and implement the necessary reforms.

57.   In Madrid this month, the two sides approved a three-month plan for the remaining rebels to lay down their arms and return to society.

58.   Koshman said the rebels indicated they might agree to lay down their arms, release captured Russian soldiers and allow the administration loyal to Grozny to function.

59.   Kurdish rebels on Thursday said they would heed a call by their imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan, to lay down arms and withdraw to bases outside Turkey.

60.   Lately the government has said there is nothing to discuss unless ETA first agrees to lay down its weapons and renounce violence.