11.   If the government sticks to its guns, the decision could be a boon for France Telecom, the former national carrier, and its Orange wireless unit.

12.   IMF directors have now to decide if the Russian government will stick to the loan conditions.

13.   It appears likely that the government will stick with the claim that a runoff in two weeks is necessary.

14.   It is too early to tell whether the government will stick with its intentions, Segal said.

15.   Several international aid groups are ready to finish the job more rapidly, he said, but the government has so far stuck with its choice for the work.

16.   South Korean President-elect Kim Dae Jung told U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers the new government will stick to an economic reform program agreed with the International Monetary Fund.

17.   Still, Valenzuela said he expects the peso to recover some ground once investors become convinced the government will stick to its tight monetary policy.

18.   That is, the government will stick with its liquidation plan unless a buyer suddenly appears.

19.   Vajpayee said his government would stick to the manifesto commitment to build the shrine, then tempered the remark.

20.   What seems less likely is that the government will stick to its reform promises.