31.   The U.S. will push the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to restructure or forgive foreign debts for poor nations trying to carry out structural economic reforms.

32.   The synod stopped short of a call for lending nations to forgive the debt of poorer, developing countries.

33.   These loans carry far more lenient terms than executives could obtain in the marketplace, and companies often forgive the debts.

34.   Though his friends forgave some debts, it was a costly habit.

35.   To avert bankruptcy, the company must now negotiate a voluntary agreement with its banks to forgive some debt and provide fresh credit.

36.   Anti-globalizers range from Drop the Debt, a London-based group that pushes rich nations to forgive Third World debt, to mainstream environmentalists like the Sierra Club.

37.   Chirac said France would forgive the debts of Guatemala and El Salvador in addition to those of Nicaragua and Honduras, to help those countries recover from Mitch.

38.   Congressional Black Caucus members called on U.S. lawmakers to forgive the debt of flood-ravaged countries in southern Africa and help the nations rebuild.

39.   Earlier in Guatemala, Chirac said that France would forgive the debts of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to help those countries recover from Mitch.

40.   Earlier, in Guatemala, Chirac announced that France would forgive the debts of Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras to help in their recovery efforts.