31.   Economists would like to see the government act tougher --for instance, by using army vehicles as public transportation to cancel the stinging impact of the strikes.

32.   Federal Cabinet ministers have said the Canadian government will act to erase all legal differences between homosexual and heterosexual couples.

33.   For example, the federal government can act to protect public safety if the birds carry the deadly West Nile virus, Breyer said.

34.   Greens say that worse will ensue if governments do not act.

35.   Had the government acted several years ago, browser maker Netscape Communications Corp. might have stood a better chance of offering a challenge to Microsoft.

36.   Had the government not acted to protect the real, things could have been worse in the long run, automakers and analysts agree.

37.   He has, however, denied that the government is acting too slowly to crack down on offenders.

38.   He suggested that the government should act immediately to return the boy to his father.

39.   His conciliatory attitude is thought to have played an essential part in getting the government to act.

40.   He welcomed the release of the oil but complained that it had taken too long for the government to act.