21.   De Beers has never been a gem retailer, but rather a miner and marketer of rough diamonds.

22.   He also announced new procedures for the mining and export of rough diamonds.

23.   In December, the U.N. General Assembly strongly backed efforts to develop an international mechanism to trace the origin of all rough diamonds on the world market.

24.   It requires Liberia halt import of Sierra Leonean rough diamonds from rebel mines and ground all Liberian-registered aircraft.

25.   Last December, the U.N. General Assembly strongly backed efforts to develop an international mechanism to trace the origin of all rough diamonds on the world market.

26.   President Bush on Wednesday banned the import of rough diamonds from Liberia, seeking to deprive rebels in Sierra Leone of an important funding source.

27.   Russia has exported no rough diamonds yet this year.

28.   Russia shipped hundreds of millions of dollars in rough diamonds to the company for cutting, but got neither stones nor money in return.

29.   The bill focuses primarily on rough diamonds, which resemble pebbles.

30.   The bill focuses primarily on rough diamonds, which look like pebbles.