31.   His government has held a series of informal meetings with the ELN.

32.   If completed, the deal would mark the first time a U.S. telecom was bought by a company in which a foreign government holds a controlling stake.

33.   In Berlin, the German government held an emergency crisis meeting.

34.   In much of Asia, governments hold monopolies or near-monopolies on cigarette production.

35.   In exchange, the government held a security interest in the licenses.

36.   In other Treasury activity, the government held its regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills.

37.   In some cases, the government held or guaranteed mortgages through the Federal Housing Administration.

38.   Internal wars can also unleash threats that stable governments formerly held in check.

39.   Investors are also reluctant to buy before the government holds its quarterly debt sales in the next several weeks.

40.   It is not clear how long the government could have held the men without charging them.