11.   A change in the rules might make Japanese institutions less likely to hold Treasuries, a move that the ministry is unlikely to want, he said.

12.   A spokeswoman said the ministry is a nonprofit organization and it accepts donations.

13.   After CIN, the second major Christian on-line ministry is Christianity Online.

14.   Bright notes that his ministry is in good hands.

15.   But faith-based ministry is vital because of the faith component.

16.   But officials say the ministry is short of money, too centralized and too cumbersome to step in quickly when needed.

17.   By October, the ministry will be able to indicate what specific measures it will take, he added.

18.   Clergypeople say clown ministry is a fresh way to interest children and adults in God.

19.   European defense ministries were shocked by their own slow and cumbersome reaction and by technological gaps with the United States that the war over Kosovo revealed.

20.   For Dr. Andrea Baldyga, the realization that the ministry was her true calling came more slowly, over several years.