31.   He ruled the country as regent while the king was being treated in the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

32.   His father saw him as the son with charisma, the one who could rule the country while other sons ruled his companies.

33.   His son, Kim Jong Il, now rules the country and is expected to be appointed president in the coming days.

34.   How are you going to rule the country?

35.   His son, Kim Jong Il, now rules the country and is expected to be appointed president soon.

36.   I was ashamed that such a dull, stupid peasant was ruling our country.

37.   If the Soviet leadership that ruled this country during much of the last century exhibited a checkered record at best, its new leaders can hardly claim better.

38.   In a region once famed for its strongman rule, it is striking that relatively weak governments now rule many countries in Asia, from India to Japan.

39.   In Peru, President Alberto Fujimori is popular, in part, because he fills a need for a nonwhite politician to rule the country, analysts say.

40.   In that interim, he explained, it would be best for South Koreans to rule the country.