31.   The agency has cited safety, noise and the environment as reasons why it currently is considering a proposal to ban personal watercraft from all national parks.

32.   The agency cited a local crisis center as saying a NATO missile was shot down.

33.   The agency cited rising business investment as the main strength and said that the overall outlook appears stronger than in September.

34.   The agency did not cite its sources.

35.   The agency cited Alexandra Yepikhina, a government expert on agricultural statistics.

36.   The agency cited an unnamed aide to President Thabo Mbeki as the source of the information.

37.   The agency cited sources close to the commission.

38.   The federal housing agency cited mortgage rate declines as a reason for a rebound in construction of houses, condominiums and apartments in June.

39.   The national new agency Efe cited eyewitnesses as saying the boat split in two.

40.   The national new agency Efe cited provincial fire chief Antoni Guell denying earlier news reports that the boat had split in two.