41.   Derrick maintains that the government deliberately thwarted his attempts to gain legal clearance, while similar documentation was not required for the Bird family stations.

42.   Former President Kenneth Kaunda claimed Wednesday his bodyguards thwarted an attempt to kill him when he was arrested Sunday.

43.   French navy commandos firing tear gas stormed a Greenpeace ship to thwart any attempt to land protesters on a South Pacific atoll where France plans to resume nuclear tests.

44.   He also accused Sharif of trying to consolidate all the power in his hands and of thwarting attempts to reach a compromise.

45.   He has tried to commit suicide twice, but prison guards thwarted both attempts.

46.   However, the foes must overcome lingering mistrust and disputes over the extent of power-sharing which have thwarted previous attempts to secure a long-term settlement.

47.   Israeli forces killed a guerrilla in a clash Tuesday that thwarted an attempt to infiltrate an Israeli-occupied border enclave in south Lebanon, security sources said.

48.   Last month Indonesian police arrested Guterres for trying to thwart attempts by Indonesian police to disarm militia gangs now sheltering in Indonesian West Timor.

49.   Late last year Saddam thwarted attempts by the inspectors to gain access to Iraqi Republican Guard facilities and the White House and the Security Council sat on their hands.

50.   Minutes later a goal kick gave the home team another easy chance to score but a mixture of maladresse and bad luck thwarted three attempts in rapid succession.