31.   Attempts by the anti-gamblers to block access to the casinos had led to the outbreak of fighting with the Warriors.

32.   This was seen as part of an attempt by the government to widen economic reform to include democratization as well as liberalization.

33.   Attempts by the Sri Lankan Air Force to air-drop supplies into the Fort usually failed.

34.   Armenian nationalist leaders warned that any attempt by troops to disarm the militias operating there might produce a bloodbath.

35.   The meeting ended inconclusively following a further attempt by Brooke to resolve the deadlock over current discussions about devolution talks.

36.   The hunger strike was interpreted in some quarters as an attempt by the RAF prisoners to increase their influence on the command structure outside prison.

37.   An attempt by the Romanian authorities to place controls on imports of Hungarian books provoked a strong protest from Budapest.

38.   Demonstrators take to the streets of Kathmandu following attempts by the King to submit a counter-draft to the proposed constitution.

39.   The Iraqi offensive was also interpreted by many commentators as an attempt by Saddam Hussein to precipitate the long-awaited allied ground assault.

40.   The latest violence followed an attempt by police to stop a lorry for a minor traffic violation on the Kahnawake reservation, immediately south of Montreal.