41.   For nearly a year, the government has rejected such requests as an attack on its sovereignty.

42.   Japan blasted the U.S. request as hypocritical.

43.   Japan had blasted the U.S. request as hypocritical.

44.   Jon is the head of a North Korean trading company, and Seoul does not consider his request as coming from the government.

45.   Mahathir described the request as seeking troops to serve as a human shield against Serb attacks.

46.   Now when someone asks for a loan of some Bugs Bunny she can quickly crack the code and decipher the request as wanting to borrow some money.

47.   The airline refused to provide the records, denouncing the request as a negotiating ploy.

48.   Geneva-based negotiators decided to treat the request as pending because agreement in the WTO is supposed to be based on consensus, he said.

49.   But some US officials and elected representatives have suggested that Washington might use the authorization request as a means to secure an open skies accord with Britain.

50.   Japan has repeatedly told the United States that it could not accept such a request as it would lead to managed trade and undermine the free trade system.