11.   Other EU countries were preparing similar warnings.

12.   Arifin said it was merely bad timing that he attended the meeting just as the country was preparing for the General Session.

13.   Aristide, who returned in October, is trying to promote democracy as his country prepares for legislative elections later this month and presidential elections in December.

14.   Apart from calls for military training, there are no other apparent signs that the country is preparing for a military confrontation with the United States.

15.   Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said the country was preparing to evacuate its nationals from Congo if necessary.

16.   But the countries are preparing to lose their trade perks with Europe as the European Union has been moving toward more open global trade.

17.   Estonian Foreign Minister Toomas Ilves said his country had prepared a list of ways in which it could help the United States but did not give details.

18.   Even now, as the country prepares for the elections, he appears to have undermined the democratic process by eliminating all voter choice.

19.   French officials have argued that other countries were also preparing for a post-embargo Iraq.

20.   He explained that his country is preparing several assistance programs which will be run through various government departments and non-government organizations.