91.   Many European nations took similar steps.

92.   Membership in the program allows nations to take part in military exercises, peacekeeping and other alliance activities.

93.   Muslim nations took different stances Monday on suicide bombings in Israel, with Malaysia urging an end to them and Saudi Arabia calling Palestinian suicide bombers martyrs.

94.   Other Asia-Pacific nations are also taking precautionary measures.

95.   Poor countries want wealthy nations to take action to avoid future global financial crisis.

96.   Powell and Rice said they expected Arab nations to take a more central role in bringing peace to the region.

97.   Proponents of the equipment giveaways say they build good will in strategic places and enable other nations to take part in military exercises and coalitions with the United States.

98.   Russia maintains that Western nations have taken advantage of the Soviet collapse to cut them out of lucrative markets for nuclear and other technolgy.

99.   Sixteen nations are taking part in the championship.

100.   Several European nations have taken precautions to stop the spread of the disease.