41.   The new partnership must contend with a similar venture planned by GM Hughes Electronics Corp. with three others.

42.   Western officials are concerned that a better armed Georgian military might undertake a similar venture.

43.   Zappetti then diversified into bad checks, stolen spaghetti, smuggled lighter flints, rigged slot machines and similar ventures.

44.   Potential countries where similar ventures could be carried out are Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Guyana, Cameroon and Gabon.

45.   As Thailand will also start a similar venture on its side of the border, the two are expected to merge eventually into the proposed CBWM.

46.   Eventually, Jian and Liu want to create an entertainment empire of similar ventures in cities across China.

47.   Fields said possibilities were open for other similar cooperative ventures with Ford.

48.   He has since set up an Internet homepage to encourage others to start similar ventures.

49.   Newspapers said Boeing Co. and several other Taiwanese business groups are discussing setting up a similar venture.

50.   Rival supermarket chains Tesco and Safeway have similar ventures planned.