41.   In December, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization started a year-long study of how former communist nations could be brought in.

42.   In the short term, Mr. Bush and Vice President Al Gore bear great responsibility for bringing the nation together in spirit if not in immediate political agreement.

43.   Its aim is to bring together nations where illegal immigration originates, those used as transit countries and those that are common destinations of asylum seekers.

44.   Many had hoped the measure could help bring the nation out of recession.

45.   Many Bulgarians credit Abadzhiev with bringing the nation to international prominence in weightlifting and making it second only to soccer in popularity in the country.

46.   Some French commentators expressed hope Monday that the multiracial nature of the French soccer team would help bring the nation together.

47.   Sudan has invited the Libyan and Yemeni heads of state to a January meeting to discuss how to bring Arab nations closer together, a Sudanese daily reported Tuesday.

48.   The attacks of September should bring nations together in the common fight against terrorism.

49.   The EU has yet to say which nations will be brought in or when they can join.

50.   The government has imposed a range of unpopular new taxes and belt-tightening programs to try to bring the nation in line with European Union fiscal guidelines.