31.   His prime objective, according to UN spokesman Joe Sills in New York, will be to boost UN efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Bihac enclave.

32.   Drinking and sex are the prime objectives of many carnival-goers.

33.   No US diplomats would comment on the incident, with one saying merely that the incident was closed and that the prime objective of evacuating US nationals would continue.

34.   Only then will it consider possible tax cuts, although Chretien suggested Sunday that sustaining Canadian social programmes remained his prime objective.

35.   The mediator said the prime objective of the group was to maintain peace in the country and avoid violence.