41.   The companies have dropped their demand for complete immunity, people involved in the talks said.

42.   The International Monetary Fund agrees to drop its demand that Indonesia run a budget surplus.

43.   The IMF agreed to drop its demand for a budget surplus in exchange for speeding the pace of reform.

44.   The Indonesian rupiah rose after the International Monetary Fund said it would drop a demand that Indonesia run a budget surplus in the next fiscal year.

45.   The legislators dropped their demand that Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi apologize for pushing through without debate a bill to reduce the number of Parliament seats.

46.   The NRA dropped its demands for the bureau to be abolished a decade ago.

47.   The owners have given no indication that they are prepared to drop their demand for a salary cap so they can create cost control for their clubs.

48.   The owners refused, Bettman intervened and the demand was dropped.

49.   The president and Mrs. Clinton were receptive to settling the suit for the first time because Mrs. Jones has dropped her demand that Clinton apologize to her.

50.   The plaintiffs agreed to drop that demand after the companies promised to continue making utmost efforts to prevent air pollution in future.