41.   Neighbors of the six men have told local reporters that the dead men had been villagers with no formal ties to the separatist movement.

42.   No new separatist movement of any scope has appeared since.

43.   One important achievement was keeping the Tamils of Indian origin in the tea country away from the Tamil separatist movement in the north.

44.   Separatist movements have been gaining momentum ever since residents of East Timor voted to break away from Indonesia in a United Nations-sponsored referendum last year.

45.   Scotland is closely following developments in Canada to see if Quebec votes to break away, which would aid its separatist movement.

46.   Since Suharto departed, separatist movements in East Timor, Aceh and Irian Jaya have become newly demanding and violent.

47.   Should Bouchard refuse, however, the separatist movement is almost certain to splinter and founder.

48.   She pledged to abolish the laws that made it possible to jail political leaders and intellectuals who support the Kurdish separatist movement.

49.   Some call the coin a metaphor for the country, which faces a continuing threat from the Quebec separatist movement.

50.   Tensions have been particularly high since a separatist Muslim movement took up arms against the predominantly Hindu nation of India nine years ago.