21.   Of course the institution must fulfill criteria close to the olderguidelines.

22.   So far, five banks and nine financial brokers have fulfilled the criteria to trade on the exchange.

23.   The country fulfilled the criteria for NATO membership long before a decision was made last summer, Drnovsek said.

24.   The former Indonesian province, which voted for independence last year and is under United Nations administration, does not fulfill the criteria for Olympic recognition.

25.   The move was praised by the IMF, which had come to inspect whether Romania had fulfilled the criteria for this loan.

26.   The report recommended the delay even if the country fulfills the criteria for participation as set out the Maastricht treaty.

27.   Germany and Luxembourg are the only countries to have fulfilled the criteria with regard to the public deficit, inflation and public debt.

28.   A ministry spokesman declined Monday to say whether Ellemann-Jensen fulfilled its criteria for an ideal candidate.

29.   The EU is expected to open negotiations with those countries which are closest to fulfilling membership criteria in the second half of this year.

30.   The German government on Friday announced further domestically unpopular deep public spending cuts as part of its drive to fulfill the criteria for entry to the European single currency.