21.   Sarmiento was on a temporary leave from the House of Representatives, but still formally held his seat.

22.   Sankoh, who was imprisoned two years ago and sentenced to death for treason last October, is on temporary leave from prison.

23.   Sankoh is on temporary leave from prison, staying in the same hotel as the negotiators, but is not sitting in at the talks.

24.   The archdiocese said in a statement Wednesday that the priests were on temporary leave.

25.   The troops, who have fought in the breakaway Caucasus republic for several months under contract, have been ordered on temporary leave, the agency said.