21.   That clearly put him on the outs with hard-liners, who want to maintain the tightly closed society.

22.   The restrictive closed society your parents told you about is not what it used to be.

23.   Their ethical standards were shaped in a closed society of vendettas and hatreds without concern for what outsiders thought.

24.   They recognize that closed societies cannot compete well.

25.   Though America is a notoriously closed society when it comes to accepting pop culture rooted in other countries, the odds can be overcome.

26.   Yes, when you open up such closed societies, crazy things do fly out, like bats from a dungeon.

27.   Because closed societies usually lack the latest technological tools, exiles, expatriates and foreign friends are manning most of the electronic front lines.

28.   Bribery, kickbacks and other forms of corruption were rampant in closed societies like those of the former Soviet bloc.

29.   Certainly in a closed society authorities can get their way in postponing or suppressing private activities that are not in line with government policy.

30.   Foundation leaders say ending U.S. trade and travel restrictions could stimulate democratic reform in this still closed society.