31.   His visit marked the first by a US secretary of state to Angola.

32.   His visit marked the end of a six-nation African tour that took him to the Seychelles, Zambia, Mozambique, Gabon and Cameroon.

33.   His visit here marks another step in a recent rapprochement between Assad and Arafat.

34.   And the visit has already marked an improvement on a half-day trip last October when there were angry demonstrations.

35.   Butchers being in great demand, many families postpone the sacrifice to the second or third day of Eid, which is also marked by visits to family members.

36.   Foreign Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab told SAPA that the visit marked a new phase in relations between the two countries.

37.   The visit has already marked an improvement on a half-day trip last October when there were angry demonstrations.

38.   The visit marks a year since Cyprus opened an embassy in Israel.

39.   The visit marks the first time Chretien travels to Argentina as head of the Canadian government.

40.   The visit marks the first to the state of California by the couple who have been at the center of a string of highly publicised controversies at home.