31.   Past Australian governments have rejected similar appeals, but Latasi said he hoped Prime Minister John Howard will have a change of heart.

32.   Political party delegations and Greek Cypriot refugee organizations delivered similar appeals to the embassies of the five permanent members of the Security Council.

33.   President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, whose once Marxist party has ruled since independence, has made similar appeals for peace.

34.   Pasko filed a similar appeal, which was dictated to him in a prison cell by lawyers, shortly after the sentencing Tuesday, Pavlov added.

35.   Ranariddh said he would make similar appeals during meetings Thursday with General Assembly President Razali Ismail of Malaysia and Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

36.   A lower court rejected a similar appeal while the trial was under way.

37.   A hearing was scheduled for Sunday on a similar appeal by Hai Vekayam.

38.   A lower court had already rejected a similar appeal while the trial was under way.

39.   A similar appeal occurred over Nis, a former industrial powerhouse and bastion of support for Milosevic.

40.   A similar appeal on Thursday failed to bring out protesters, who were stymied by the heavy police presence.