41.   Two Christian-dominated cities where leaders oppose the peace council will also get power plants, in an apparent bid to win their support.

42.   Two days after parliament opened the way for possible impeachment, President Abdurrahman Wahid went on national television Wednesday in an apparent bid to win over the Indonesian people.

43.   Transport Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot announced Friday night that he would soon propose a bill on working conditions in an apparent bid to break the ice.

44.   Troops were deployed nearby in an apparent bid to prevent a bigger demonstration from flaring.

45.   Following the Septembn apparent bid to avert a potential US strike, similar to the US-led war on al-Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan.

46.   Her supporters lit bonfires outside party headquarters at one stage in an apparent bid to keep police out.

47.   In an apparent bid not to exacerbate the strained ties with mainland China, the Taiwanese government has adopted a low-key approach to the six-day trip.

48.   In late November, President Jerry Rawlings paid a brief visit to the area in an apparent bid to calm the situation.

49.   In an apparent bid to defuse the tensions, Japan has said it will from no longer allow provocative landings.

50.   In an apparent bid to help remove political hurdles, Taipei said it would adopt a more flexible approach this year.