81.   After a weekly meeting of the Socialists, spokesman Francois Hollande said the party may take legal action to stop the sale going ahead.

82.   Both sides took their action to stop the other attacking.

83.   Bolger said he did not believe such action would stop the tests and conceded the outrage of the Pacific was probably not going to change the French decision.

84.   But diplomats said the Iraqi action would not stop the renewal of sanctions against Baghdad for another six months.

85.   But the sources said the Taliban took firm action to stop the revolt and took revenge on villagers by burning two of houses of residents.

86.   China would not tolerate full independence and it was clear that it would take action to stop that.

87.   The premier nevertheless attacked the practice of some governments of using tradition to defend their failure to take action to stop abuses against women.

88.   Turkey said the missiles would be a threat to the Turkish Cypriots and aviation over southern Turkey, and threatened to take military action to stop their deployment.

89.   Western diplomats have also called on the new Kabul government to take immediate action to stop opium production from spiralling out of control.

90.   Michael Szabo of Greenpeace said the French action would not stop them.