11.   The previous regime had refused to accept any such responsibility on the grounds that the Federal Republic had been the only successor state to the Third Reich.

12.   He also vetoed a Congressional investigation into corruption under the previous regime.

13.   Another major source of tension is land, which was nationalized during the previous regime.

14.   A new regime appears to be willing to tackle the AIDS problem in Nigeria, which the previous regime denied, Piot said.

15.   After a change in the ruling party, the project was halted amid accusations that Enron had a sweetheart deal with the previous regime to build the plant.

16.   All the previous regimes wanted was to win.

17.   Both are marked improvements over the previous regime.

18.   Cassidy, who was involved in the contract talks under the previous regime, said he had been shut out of negotiations since Evers took control.

19.   Consumer advocates said some elements of the SEC plan were an improvement over the previous self-policing regime.

20.   Countries all across Latin America, passing from dictatorship to democracy, have seen similar quests for historical truth about abuses under previous regimes.