21.   For some Senate opponents of expansion, however, admitting the three countries under review will inevitably lead to more, and to a weaker alliance.

22.   He describes the NATO alliance as a Washington invention to keep Britain, France and other European countries under its thumb.

23.   Hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans have personal mementos of the political violence that racked the country under the Somozas.

24.   If Sudan fails to hand over the suspects, it could join Iraq, Libya and other countries under some form of U.N. sanctions.

25.   In some Pacific Island nations, such as Kiribati, it could put much of the country under water.

26.   In the interim, a transitional government that would include Ravalomanana and some of his appointees would run the country under Ratsiraka.

27.   Its reputation as a peaceable country under siege, Switzerland has begun to examine its national love of firearms.

28.   JPM Pierpont Emerging Markets Debt aims for high total return by investing primarily in fixed-income securities issued by countries under the Brady Plan for restructuring foreign debt.

29.   Many Americans were slow to accept reports of the wholesale slaughter of Jews and others in countries under Nazi control.

30.   More countries under the EU umbrella would mean even more business opportunity down the road in Europe for American firms.