21.   The Bank of Japan, which has said that corporate sentiment is improving slightly, had the same overall assessment in its report on the economy last month.

22.   The Economic Planning Agency left unchanged its overall assessment of the economy in its monthly report for October, saying the economy continues to creep toward recovery.

23.   The legality of the overall tax assessment must be decided by a separate court, Schultz-Ewert said.

24.   The overall threat assessment for Halifax during the three-day summit is low, according to the Canadians.

25.   The release of the report comes after the EPA upgraded its overall assessment of the economy in a closely watched monthly report, released Monday.

26.   The reports include an overall assessment of terrorist threats in the Philippines and transcripts and summaries of police interrogations with terrorist suspects.

27.   However, his overall assessment was upbeat.

28.   Ekeus, who has yet to give an overall assessment of his latest mission, was due later Monday in Kuwait for a three-day visit.

29.   The prime minister had been in Belfast earlier Wednesday to meet churchmen and industrialists for an overall assessment of the developing peace process.

30.   This is the third straight month that this overall assessment has been unchanged.