21.   Met-Mex Penoles initiated a program to buy the houses in the evacuation area.

22.   Several states already have recognized the value of the retirement industry and have initiated programs designed to appeal to it.

23.   Such programs were initiated out of compassion for the poor and underprivileged.

24.   The administration also touted a series of agreements, such as opening China to Peace Corps volunteers and initiating new programs to help China strengthen its legal system.

25.   The Beacon program was initiated by Mayor David Dinkins three years ago.

26.   The directorate also initiated two programs that promote the pooling of information and resources to reduce exploration costs.

27.   The first such testing program was initiated five years ago in Rhode Island, which two years ago, along with Hawaii, made such tests mandatory.

28.   The initiative was advanced by Universal Lending Corp., a residential mortgage lender that formed a partnership with Colorado National Bank to initiate the program.

29.   The initiative was advanced here by Universal Lending Corp., a residential mortgage lender that formed a partnership with Colorado National Bank to initiate the program.

30.   The next year President Jimmy Carter named Paul Volcker chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, and Volcker immediately initiated an program of very tight money.