51.   What made the transaction so attractive, analysts say, was that the lender could save money by consolidating some of its branches in the region.

52.   What made their relationship special, says Chaplin, was the supposition that without taking risks, life offers few rewards.

53.   What makes a difference, Ms. Rochman said, is more experience.

54.   What makes the other possible locations more attractive, he said, is lower production costs.

55.   What makes the region fertile territory for curiosities, Chenoweth said, is that its hold on the past is particularly strong.

56.   What makes the series unusual, he said, is that the personal lives of the White House staff are not as important as their jobs.

57.   Police denied the arrests when their relatives made inquiries, Amnesty International said in a statement released in Colombo Thursday.

58.   Battling corruption will be a key topic of talks when Romanian President Ion Iliescu makes his first visit to Singapore next week, a top official said Saturday.

59.   Christopher and his Russian counterpart, Yevgeny Primakov, echoed those sentiments when they made their announcement Tuesday, saying both still had problems with the treaty.

60.   However, the Palestinian military commander in Hebron, Brig. Gen. Abdel Fatah Jueidi, said Palestinians had made no recommendations against the visit.