31.   An Election Commission official said there were long queues at polling stations in the Rajouri and Poonch sectors, close to the Pakistan border.

32.   But public transport was not running and there were long queues at petrol stations, residents said.

33.   But public transport was not running and there were long queues in front of petrol stations, residents said.

34.   But queues outside banks are not the only testament to dented consumer confidence.

35.   The queue outside Xinhua was not too solemn, including lots of older businessmen still working on the ubiquitous mobile phones.

36.   The queues were shorter Monday however as many people had to return to work after the weekend.

37.   The waiting queues in Mikrorayon were relatively calm Thursday, with distribution supervised by civilian guards armed with sticks and Northern Alliance soldiers carrying Kalashnikov rifles.

38.   This year there have been long queues of students outside company headquarters.

39.   With Dewi Morris having retired, there is a queue of three scrum-halves behind Kyran Bracken - Matt Dawson, Andy Gomersall and Rob Kitchin.

40.   Where queues were too long, people would be allowed to vote even after polls officially closed, he added.