21.   Under the current structure, most contracts are approved by a monitoring committee, and any council member can place a contract on hold.

22.   Whipple said that communication should take place through the monitoring committee.

23.   A monitoring committee composed of the United States, Israel, Syria, Lebanon and France will oversee the cease-fire.

24.   A truce monitoring committee, comprising representatives of the United States, France, Syria, Israel and Lebanon, was established to keep cease-fire violations in check.

25.   An eight-nation monitoring committee is now empowered to apply at any time over the next year a range of sanctions, including an arms embargo.

26.   An eight-nation Commonwealth monitoring committee is now empowered to apply at any time over the next year a range of sanctions, including an arms embargo.

27.   An international monitoring committee called for by the understanding has not yet been set up because of differences over the level of representation.

28.   An international monitoring committee called for in the cease-fire agreement has not yet been set up because of differences over the level of representation.

29.   Arens came under criticism for declaring a boycott of the monitoring committee just a few days before he was to leave office.

30.   But it has agreed to attend an emergency OPEC ministerial monitoring committee meeting to discuss the sharp decline in oil prices.