31.   After the audit was finished, the document said, the department would become a major issue in the municipal election.

32.   After municipal elections, which are likely to take place between April and June, it was conceivable that many troops, including any Americans, could leave Bosnia.

33.   Brazilian stocks fell amid concern that the ruling party could lose municipal elections, casting doubt on the staying power of its stabilization plan.

34.   But government officials argue that political grandstanding has exaggerated concerns about pollution in a year of municipal elections.

35.   But he said the schedule would not slip further, even if municipal elections are again delayed.

36.   But with nationwide municipal elections scheduled for October, legislators want to be generous to win favor with voters, not to keep belts tightened.

37.   Drzewieniecki said Garcia and APRA face their next challenge in municipal elections across Peru next year.

38.   Financial markets and banks were closed today in Sao Paulo for the nationwide municipal elections.

39.   Furthermore, he has accused Minister Gupta of trying to delay the court-mandated ban on some old vehicles until after the November municipal elections.

40.   Hamas leaders plan to run hard in municipal elections in the territories, though Arafat will decide when they are held.