31.   Mahathir was quoted in local papers as saying a conviction would help preserve racial harmony in the ethnically diverse Southeast Asian country by easing the growing unrest.

32.   Other disputes are how to compare the liberalization efforts of such diverse countries and whether to promise trade non-discrimination between all members.

33.   The meeting will be attended by housewives from such diverse countries as Russia, Germany, Britain, Peru and Mexico.

34.   The party, espousing Hindu hegemony over this ethnically diverse country, has been shunned by other parties.

35.   The United States is perhaps the most diverse country on earth.

36.   The trick will be to include all leading parties and ethnic groups in the diverse country, while not allowing the negotiations to drag on endlessly.

37.   They say the only way an ethnically diverse country like South Africa can survive is by preventing too much central control and protecting minority rights.