41.   Mahathir declared Thursday a national holiday and said all government functions would be canceled Wednesday and Thursday.

42.   More than a dozen labor leaders and political activists were in custody Friday in connection with a bomb blast that killed five people at a government function.

43.   Once the personnel picture has stabilized, Lutali says he will pursue a government reorganization plan and privatize several government functions.

44.   Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet recently curbed the longstanding practice of serving cigarettes at government functions and conferences.

45.   Pro-Zapatista local leaders were arrested on charges of usurping government functions.

46.   She said civil liberties would be preserved and government functions would remain virtually in the hands of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

47.   Some inscriptions advertise the government functions going on -- or being aimed at -- inside the marble or granite or limestone facades.

48.   Some offerings, especially penjor, are used for government functions, and canang are centerpieces on restaurant tables.

49.   The blast occurred Wednesday night in the northern city of Ilorin at a government function.

50.   The strike has paralyzed many government functions, though essential state-run utilities are operating.