21.   Goldberger earlier this month said he had acquired Yugoslav citizenship only to reverse himself shortly afterward.

22.   He later acquired Algerian citizenship, while retaining French nationality.

23.   He acquired British citizenship and served as the spokesman for the Bahrain Freedom Movement, the opposition mouthpiece.

24.   Hochschild was born in Germany but had acquired Peruvian citizenship.

25.   Hundreds of other ethnic-Russian policemen who have learned Estonian and acquired citizenship were not affected by the new dismissal policy.

26.   In September, the government cut off one route to acquiring citizenship, announcing that it would cancel the work permits of men who marry Malaysian women.

27.   Last week the commission decided not to register Pirinski because he was unable to document how he acquired his Bulgarian citizenship.

28.   Many cannot vote because they have been unable to acquire Ukrainian citizenship, partly because of difficulties in shedding citizenship of Uzbekistan and other nations they left.

29.   Michel Moarbes, father of hostage Marie Moarbes, who acquired French citizenship while in captivity, bought a small teddy bear for his daughter as a gift.

30.   Most Bosnian Croats can acquire Croatian citizenship, which makes them eligible for pensions, health insurance and welfare.