21.   Analysts have praised the deal for allowing each country the freedom to choose the nuclear weapons it wants to keep.

22.   Analysts praised the deal despite concern that Disney overpaid for a cable channel with poor ratings.

23.   Analysts praised the deal, but only as a first step toward keeping Telekom competitive.

24.   But Kim praised the deal and said there should be no discussion of renegotiating, as Republicans have suggested after they take control of Congress in January.

25.   Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze praised the deal for its positive effects on regional relations as well as providing a needed resource.

26.   Jospin, while praising the deal, denied a government role in the project.

27.   Kyrgyz officials praised the deal and said it would help them fight international terrorism.

28.   On Friday, Trade Minister Vu Khoan praised the deal, reached after four years of negotiations.

29.   President Clinton praised the deal in a speech to university students in Hanoi.

30.   Shevardnadze praised the deal as boosting energy security for his impoverished former Soviet republic, which depends on neighboring Russia for gas supplies.