21.   Several jailed dissidents are said to be suffering from chronic illnesses worsened by the primitive conditions of Chinese prisons.

22.   The Inuit contend the government wanted to populate Cornwallis and Ellesmere islands to assert Canadian sovereignty and to test whether the families could survive in primitive conditions.

23.   The Kayapos, who live, fish and hunt in relatively primitive conditions, have long complained about illegal entry onto their lands by loggers, miners and farmers.

24.   The Italians and Greeks were setting up operations in primitive conditions.

25.   The mine is burdened by outdated technology, poor safety measures and primitive working conditions.

26.   Croatian Serb refugees flooding across Bosnia towards Serbia in primitive sanitary conditions face an increasing threat from disease epidemics, aid officials said here Tuesday.