21.   A tribe whose members have kidnapped a diabetic Dutch tourist said Sunday that it had moved him to thwart a government rescue attempt.

22.   Amid a widening dispute over government attempts to control the news, a prominent British media monitor has canceled plans to attend a forum on press freedom.

23.   As of noon, there had been no sign of any government attempt to enforce the order.

24.   Both Swisscom and Orange said they would challenge any government attempt to change the rules of the auction, such as an increase in the minimum price.

25.   Chalk round one up to the speaker of the House of Representatives, who successfully quelled a government attempt to curtail her leadership.

26.   Choi presented what he claimed was a Foreign Ministry document that could be interpreted as a government attempt to postpone the balloting.

27.   Choi presented as evidence what he claimed to be a Foreign Ministry document that could be interpreted as a government attempt to postpone the scheduled elections.

28.   Communists complained that government attempts to reform the economy were too extreme, while reform-minded nationalists said they were not radical enough.

29.   Earlier this week, the severed heads of four foreign hostages were found in Chechnya after a government rescue attempt apparently went wrong.

30.   Earlier this week, the heads of the four foreign hostages were found in Chechnya after a government rescue attempt apparently went wrong.