31.   Fearing that the Bosnian government may block the plan, America is taking drastic steps to bring its friends to heel.

32.   He argued that the report of special prosecutor Kenneth Starr does not justify the drastic step of removing a twice-elected president from office.

33.   He had left the office furious, already contemplating the drastic step.

34.   He convinced his mother to turn vegan, and his stepfather recently took the less drastic step toward vegetarianism.

35.   Hyman said Eisner might be considering forcing affiliate TV stations to pick up programming costs or a step as drastic as merging ABC with another network.

36.   In recent weeks, dozens of municipalities across Japan have taken drastic steps to drive Aum members out of town.

37.   Israel has not yet carried out the most drastic steps threatened in response to the attack.

38.   It was then that the other summit partners urged him to take drastic steps to contain U.S. deficit spending.

39.   It would have been wiser for Tung to see if a serious problem actually developed before taking such a drastic step as inviting mainland intervention.

40.   Kansas City Royals pitcher Jeff Montgomery is taking a drastic step.