41.   The truce was declared in September, but never took hold.

42.   The truce was declared on Tuesday.

43.   Though Cheney had not scheduled a meeting with Arafat, it was widely believed that if the two sides declared a truce, Cheney would see the Palestinian leader.

44.   Also on Monday, five groups supporting Basque independence, called for ETA to declare a truce.

45.   Defence sources say that a truce could be declared depending on the Tiger response.

46.   Ending the war between the government and the armed opposition, which has declared a truce for the time being, is the main issue in the election.

47.   It was the first time police sources have blamed the IRA for targetting a member of the security services since the truce was declared.

48.   On the other side of the political spectrum, communist legislator Leonid Petrovski called on Yeltsin to declare a truce in the fighting.

49.   Rival Afghan factions have declared a truce to allow a UN-led polio vaccination campaign to go ahead, aid officials announced here Sunday.

50.   The government is exploring the possibility of entering into a formal ceasefire agreement with the LTTE as the present truce has been declared unilaterally by each side.