31.   Last week, the country was gripped by violence after the Muslim Alawite community clashed with police for four days in Istanbul.

32.   Like people elsewhere in Albania, these villagers hope the elections can end the chaos that is gripping their country.

33.   Mexico Finance Secretary Francisco Gil Diaz signaled Friday that the economic recession that has gripped the country for more than a year is at an end.

34.   Now, the question gripping the country is how Durn was able to kill himself while in police custody.

35.   Now, the question sure to grip the country is how Durn was able to kill himself while in police custody.

36.   On Thursday, the question gripping the country was how Durn was able to commit suicide while in police custody.

37.   Out of uniform, Israelis expect clear-cut policies on the security issues that grip the country.

38.   President Sali Berisha expressed his support Monday for early elections next month and predicted they would end the chaos gripping his country.

39.   Soon, the country was gripped by violence.

40.   That sector has been hit hardest by the economic slowdown that has gripped the country since the second half of last year.