41.   Preval, who has not pledged loyalty to either party, has not commented on the election crisis.

42.   The renegade divisions have pledged loyalty to him.

43.   The Vatican does not have diplomatic relations with China, where Catholics who pledge loyalty to the pope risk persecution.

44.   The warlord pledged his loyalty to the interim government after initially criticizing it, reportedly because of pressure from Turkey.

45.   Thirty students faced additional charges of pledging loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the prosecutors said.

46.   Those numbers will shift if, as is common, some independent winners pledge loyalty to the NDP.

47.   Turkish pressure reportedly played a key role in persuading Dostum to pledge his loyalty to the new administration.

48.   Only party members and independents who pledged loyalty to Saddam were allowed to run.

49.   He has long pledged loyalty to Karadzic.

50.   A few senior officials managed to hang on to their jobs after switching their allegiance to the new regime and pledging their loyalty to the democratic state.