21.   Among key participants in the talks were the Burundi government and the Hutu opposition Council for the Defense of Democracy.

22.   Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic could step down soon as the Dayton peace accord takes effect, a key Yugoslav participant in the Dayton talks indicated Thursday.

23.   But key participants interviewed separately after the conference said the chance to compare notes was invaluable.

24.   Key participants in secret talks that led to a historic Israeli-Palestinian accord said Friday that the latest bombing in Jerusalem puts the peace process in grave danger.

25.   One key participant was missing, however.

26.   One key participant was missing from the ceremony.

27.   The book, released last month, weaves together imagined personal accounts of key participants.

28.   The proceedings have frequently been delayed as the court has sought psychiatric evaluations, and as key participants have not shown up.

29.   Those statistics were the backbone of recommendations from youth and volunteer agencies that young people should be recognized as key participants in solving population problems.

30.   It is expected to be among the key participants in a multinational peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, led by Britain.