31.   Sorensen says his boss would have found a way to establish relations with Castro.

32.   The marines had mapped out an area which the Taliban might try to reoccupy, and they had established good relations with some local militias.

33.   Their proposal stated that no new relations should be established until Israel ended its violence against the Palestinians.

34.   There are already signs that the Moscow establishment is hastening to establish relations with Lebed and the fresh clout a victory on Sunday would bring him.

35.   They said that Pataki seemed intent on taking advantage of business and special-interest groups trying to establish good relations with his young administration.

36.   While it is clear that he has turned against the Bosnian government, he has also established harmonious relations with Serbs and Croats.

37.   Orr noted Damascus has still not signalled a readiness to establish normal relations with the Jewish state, including open borders, embassies and trade.

38.   Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly ratified a treaty establishing relations between Croatia and Serb-led Yugoslavia, whose rivalry was a prime cause of the wars in the Balkans.

39.   Qin was in Costa Rica on an official trip Tuesday, hoping to coax it to break with Taiwan and establish permanent relations with China.

40.   A foreign ministry spokesman has accused Britain of making baseless allegations against Iran and said this would make it difficult for the two countries to establish normal relations.