41.   Washington has been pushing Tokyo to take on more drastic financial reforms.

42.   Whatever decision the Sangha Supreme Council takes, it cannot be denied that the Buddhist clergy is badly in need of drastic reforms.

43.   French armed forces are undergoing drastic reforms following severe cuts in the defence budget.

44.   Goh called on Koizumi to speed up drastic reforms of the Japanese economy, which has been hit by recession.

45.   Earlier, EPA director general Shusei Tanaka said the economy was becoming strong enough to undergo drastic structural reform for sustained growth.

46.   They also called for drastic reform of the federal Medicaid program, whose cost has been growing at twice the rate of private-sector health care.

47.   They will essentially pit Ukrainian leaders who favor drastic economic reforms against leftist opposition parties.

48.   Koizumi introduced the cap on bond issues this year to March and next as part of a drastic reform pledge to lift the economy out of recession.

49.   Meanwhile the bank has urged to government to speed up a drastic reform pledge and force private banks to write off more bad debts.

50.   Tens of thousands of French workers marched through major French cities Tuesday to protest planned drastic reforms of the social security system.