21.   Hoping to stem the flood of refugees, EU nations have been strengthening border controls and tightening rules on who is eligible for asylum.

22.   Italy is trying to stem the flood of Albanians fleeing the violence and anarchy in their country.

23.   On a positive note, Fraga said that both governments are complying with agreements reached last September to stem a flood of Cuban refugees toward the United States.

24.   Officials say they hope to stem the flood of paperwork, save postal costs and speed up processing time.

25.   That failed, however, to stem a flood of fresh reports on the case.

26.   The country has sharply criticized the United States and its NATO allies for failing to stem the flood of refugees driven from Kosovo by Serb forces.

27.   The Dalai Lama has proposed negotiations to give Tibetans control over their domestic affairs and to stem the flood of officially encouraged Chinese migration to Tibet.

28.   The Swedish government, under pressure to stem a flood of asylum-seekers, claims the refugees will be safe back in Croatia.

29.   The United States intervened also to stem a flood of Haitian refugees that suddenly has resurged.

30.   The Swedish government, under pressure to stem a flood of asylum-seekers, had claimed the refugees will be safe back in Croatia.