41.   The administration hopes other countries would join the U.S. in imposing sanctions, Rubin said.

42.   The commission president will be given powers over the nomination of fellow commissioners, but it will stay the same size until the first Eastern European countries join.

43.   The European Union will next year decide which countries will join the single currency at the outset.

44.   The mark was also bolstered by doubts about which countries will join a single European currency at its outset.

45.   The solution is for all countries to join in allowing the secretary general to choose quality candidates for U.N. posts, rather than pushing their own nationals.

46.   The two countries joined the EU at the same time.

47.   The trade bill also requires participating countries to join the World Trade Organization, even though many African countries have chosen not to join.

48.   The United States and Western European countries did not join the other speakers.

49.   To be sure, some analysts said they doubt other countries will join Japan in selling dollars.

50.   Yet countries can only join if they meet targets for reducing debt, controlling inflation and reducing exchange rate volatility.