111.   The reform package had been approved by the National Assembly and the Senate in separate votes last week.

112.   The Refounded Communist Party, which the government depends on for a majority in parliament, approved the package.

113.   The upper house unanimously approved the package of eight bills passed by the lower house late last month.

114.   This package was approved last July but already the bank faces serious financial problems.

115.   Kyodo News Service said Hata told reporters at the Administrative Reform Promotion Headquarters that the package would be approved by the succeeding cabinet as soon as possible.

116.   The NSC, effectively a vehicle for army influence on politics, forced the government in February to approve a package of measures aimed at halting the trend.

117.   The MGK, effectively a vehicle for army influence on politics, forced the government in February to approve a package of measures aimed at halting the trend.