11.   France, too, wants the power of national parliaments beefed up and that of the European assembly weakened.

12.   He also suggested a second chamber of the European Parliament, comprising representatives of national parliaments, to oversee common European foreign and security policy.

13.   He is expected to propose that the loya jirga elect delegates to form a national parliament, made up of representatives from each province and from special groups.

14.   Her party will hold a plurality of seats in a new national parliament, and she hopes to be elected president in indirect elections later this year.

15.   In another sense, Europe has created a new focus of power, sharply reducing the scope for national parliaments to exert their own authority.

16.   In a world of increasingly strong international government, who needs a bossy national parliament?

17.   It would also stretch the defense guarantee to snapping point and put the necessary ratification of new members by national parliaments in jeopardy for all.

18.   Kokkai-Gijidomae is the station that serves the national parliament, while Hibiya is a central business district near the Imperial Palace.

19.   On one side of the vast square is the Great Hall of the People, where the national parliament will convene in March.

20.   On Thursday, Bush is to hold a press conference with Schroeder and deliver a speech to the German Bundestag, or national parliament.