31.   The United States has such commitments from its NATO allies and has long sought similar promises from Japan.

32.   There were similar promises of support on Capitol Hill.

33.   Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the flamboyant and outspoken ultranationalist, made similar promises two years ago.

34.   Pakistan promises not to deploy nuclear weapons, if neighboring India makes a similar promise, Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz said Tuesday.

35.   President Clinton made similar promises last year, but the bill was shot down.

36.   Rabbani reneged on a similar promise to step down earlier this year, costing Mestiri much of his credibility.

37.   Abacha has promised presidential elections later this year but has reneged on similar promises.

38.   Analysts said the pledge was little more than a similar promise announced earlier this year, and there was no guarantee that individual companies would follow the guidelines.

39.   And because Giuliani has made similar promises before, his resolve has been greeted with skepticism in some quarters.

40.   But he warned that bishops also made similar promises a decade ago, when they approved previous guidelines for handling abuse cases.