41.   There are many signs of continued economic distress.

42.   There are other subtle factors that have added to the economic distress.

43.   To be sure, assessing the degree of economic distress in North Korea with any precision is difficult.

44.   Tudjman died last month after a long illness, with his party deeply unpopular because of economic distress, high unemployment and widespread allegations of corruption.

45.   With the crisis escalating, President Clinton Friday warned of a potentially disastrous domino effect if farms, businesses and communities continue to sink deeper into economic distress.

46.   With North Korea in a volatile state of economic distress and political disarray, Washington and Seoul may not want to pick another bone with Pyongyang.

47.   Zedillo has since blamed Salinas for ignoring signs of economic distress, and there is speculation that he helped push Salinas out of the country.

48.   Post-Soviet economic distress forced Ukraine to steadily underfund Chernobyl-related social programs, though that has changed somewhat.

49.   Post-Soviet economic distress has forced Ukraine to steadily underfund Chernobyl-related social programs, though that has changed somewhat.

50.   A prominent jailed academic began a hunger strike on Monday and some are questioning the heavy financial costs at a time of economic distress.