31.   But it is customary in Japan for the government to make a show of seeking consensus.

32.   Delegates of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization sought a consensus Monday on how to share the cost of supplying two light-water nuclear reactors to North Korea.

33.   German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, the summit chairman, is seeking consensus on a replacement for Commission President Jacques Santer.

34.   He said the crime conference, though it will be limited to recommendations, should try to seek a consensus on extradition procedures.

35.   However, aside from a few preliminary measures, Primakov has not announced any economic program and appears to be seeking political consensus rather than quick economic steps.

36.   It is customary in Japan, however, for the government to make a show of seeking a consensus with its political foes.

37.   Lee has sought to signal openness by calling a multiparty conference for September to seek national consensus, after which he could appoint a replacement premier without losing face.

38.   Lee also has tentatively scheduled a multiparty National Affairs Conference in September to seek consensus on constitutional matters.

39.   On Friday, political leaders are set to seek a consensus on changes the country needs to meet EU criteria for membership.

40.   On the eve of the assembly session, President Lee Teng-hui told his party to seek consensus with rival parties on the changes needed.