31.   As Stepashin learns the ropes, who is running the country these days?

32.   As in the Middle East, the oil-rich Caspian countries are run by brutal thugs.

33.   As was their wont, the English threw in their lot with the winners and positioned them to run the country.

34.   At present the pro-Western contingent runs the country, but it is by no means firmly in the saddle.

35.   Big Oil has some talking points on the upside of having two Houston Oilers running the country.

36.   Blair responded that the action by Major proved he was unable to control his party and reflected poorly on his ability to continue running the country.

37.   A caretaker government of non-party technicians has been running the country.

38.   A caretaker administration has been running the country since November.

39.   A woman running the country would explore recesses not probed by mankind in the search for answers to all that ails us.

40.   After having been detained for nearly six years, she was freed from house arrest last week by the army generals who run the country.