41.   Amid the refugee and military crisis that has engulfed eastern Zaire in the past three years, even the wildlife has fallen prey to the power of the gun.

42.   Norweb is the fourth regional electricity company to have fallen prey to a takeover bid since July.

43.   Romania and Macedonia have also fallen prey to the scourge of armed robbery.

44.   The dollar had fallen prey to profit-taking against European currencies, the UBS analyst said, but it remained on an upward trend.