31.   Tokuyo City Bank Ltd., a medium-size bank in northern Japan, announced its closure Wednesday.

32.   U.S. officials announced the closure of the non-immigrant visa section of the embassy on Friday and Monday, giving no specific reason.

33.   When the company announced the closure to employees, many also broke into tears.

34.   When the company announced the closure to employees, many broke into tears.

35.   Greece announced the closure of education centres on Tuesday and put hospitals on the alert.

36.   He has dismissed US criticism and on Tuesday announced the closure of four Palestinian offices in east Jerusalem.

37.   In an apparent concession China on Sunday announced the closure of four pirate video compact disc and laser disc plants in the southern province of Guangdong.

38.   In September, Gateway said it was shutting down operations in Britain and Ireland, a month after it announced closures in Malaysia, Singapore and other Asian countries.

39.   Indeed, Dairy Crest, the processing arm of the MMB, last week announced the closure of two plants.

40.   A union official quoted Grande Paroisse, subsidiary of oil giant TotalFinaElf, as announcing the closure at a meeting with union officials.