61.   After a slow start, the Russian government appears to be taking the problem seriously.

62.   After nearly a year of drift, the Russian government may be picking up the pace of reform once again.

63.   Aid from the Russian government, it says, is woefully inadequate and international support is needed.

64.   After the fall of communism, the Russian government initiated reforms, including laws that prohibited the nationalization or expropriation of foreign investments, Hittner said.

65.   After several aborted efforts to refashion the KGB and make it operate by democratic rules, the Russian government has settled for changing the name.

66.   After the thaw between East and West, the Russian government dumped some of its sophisticated paraphernalia onto the commercial market.

67.   Alarmed at the possibility of military conflict, the Russian government led a diplomatic effort that confronted Saddam with a united demand for compliance with the inspection rules.

68.   Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy said the Russian government was eligible for similar export credit guarantees and that Russia probably would seek to buy wheat.

69.   Almazy and the Russian government had been close to cementing a lucrative contract with the De Beers, the South African diamond producer.

70.   Bread distribution here was cut off for six weeks this summer because the Russian government failed to pay food vendors.