21.   The federal government stepped in Friday, promising to have other regions ship gas to Moscow through the end of December.

22.   The government reportedly stepped in due to expected delays getting the team back on commercial flights.

23.   The Labor government stepped down just over a year ago after a disappointing national election, and surrendered power to the coalition.

24.   The opposition wants the government to step down three months before elections, yielding to a neutral caretaker government that would supervise voting.

25.   The British government finally stepped into the fray Wednesday and closed off that section of the wall entirely, infuriating the Protestants and assuaging the Catholics.

26.   The British government finally stepped into the fray Wednesday and closed off that section of the wall, infuriating the Protestants and assuaging the Catholics.