41.   France has forged ahead with the testing despite a firestorm of protest from some of its European neighbors and the nations of the South Pacific.

42.   He says France was hit harder than its European neighbors because officials adopted a do-nothing policy.

43.   In a move apparently aimed at appeasing European neighbors, the government report also recommends beefing up the police presence in border areas to control so-called drug tourism..

44.   Interior Minister Claudio Scajola last week urged its European neighbors to cooperate in the effort.

45.   Its southern European neighbors such as Spain and Italy are concerned about the consequences of conflicts with Islamic radicals elsewhere in the region.

46.   Last July, Switzerland joined its European neighbors in imposing sanctions on Yugoslavia in punishment for its crackdown in the Serbian province of Kosovo.

47.   Like its European neighbors, Switzerland has a long tradition of underlying anti-Semitism, the panel said.

48.   Most gay activists applauded the register as a big step for Britain, but complained that the country still lags behind its more liberal European neighbors.

49.   Retails sales of beef have plummeted, and European neighbors and other nations have banned meat from Britain.

50.   Switzerland on Wednesday joined its European neighbors in imposing sanctions on Yugoslavia in punishment for its crackdown on Kosovo.