31.   Cable television systems already in place can apply for provisional approval to continue operating until new concessions are granted.

32.   Cakmakoglu belongs to a far right party which has long opposed granting any concessions to Kurdish rebels.

33.   Earlier this year, India granted major concessions to resolve a longstanding water dispute with Bangladesh and allowed Nepal more trade through its territory.

34.   Failure to sell the bank or the need to grant major concessions to strikers would have been considered a major blow to the government of Premier Costas Simitis.

35.   However, the agency said additional sales in the region are only possible if significant price concessions are granted.

36.   However, Telefonica will not be able to provide cable services in concession areas until six months after the concession has been granted to a competitor.

37.   Meanwhile, pressure has mounted on the government to grant tax concessions in the Budget.

38.   Officials of state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos de Venezuela, which granted the concessions for exploration in the delta, were not immediately available for comment.

39.   Religious persecution remains a major hurdle preventing the United States from granting trade concessions to Laos, a U.S. Congressman said Sunday.

40.   Sonangol grants all concessions for oil production in the war-torn country.