11.   It marks a major policy switch by Washington under pressure particularly from Britain and France.

12.   It was a major policy switch by Washington under pressure from the Europeans, led by Britain and France.

13.   It was a major policy switch by Washington under pressure particularly from Britain and France.

14.   That marks a major policy switch by Washington under pressure from the Europeans, led by Britain and France.

15.   The policy switch could also be an attempt to send a reconciliatory signal to the United States and its allies who have cut all ties with Milosevic.

16.   He said recent rises in housing prices do not warrant a policy switch.

17.   In a major policy switch, Taiwan said Tuesday that it would not seek to cut official ties with South Africa if Pretoria switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing.

18.   But Netanyahu said Sunday he strongly opposed any unilateral pullback and called on deputies and other prominant figures to stop publicly debating such a policy switch.

19.   Dresdner economist Rob Henderson said the cut was not a major policy switch by the central bank.

20.   The policy switch had been signalled last month with the reincarceration of leading Chinese dissident Chen Ziming, despite the fact that he was suffering from bladder cancer.