41.   Another opposition leader, Akbar Turadzhonzoda, said the two sides will need time to prepare.

42.   Brazil and Venezuela in particular wanted more time to prepare key industries for wider competition.

43.   But White said deportation hearings are postponed if lawyers need more time to prepare.

44.   But newspapers in Bangkok, Thailand, reported Sunday that ASEAN foreign ministers had decided Burma needs more time to prepare for membership.

45.   But the students protesting last week said they had not been allowed adequate time to prepare, and had demanded the exams be postponed.

46.   Defense lawyers said they needed more time to prepare their case.

47.   Egyptian Mustapha Mahmoud Said Ahmed made the comments in court after prosecutors said they needed more time to prepare their case against him and Tanzanian Rashid Salehe Hemed.

48.   Government lawyers asked for time to prepare arguments, saying Karpal had not informed them of his move to have the case restored before the original judge.

49.   He has since rehired his lawyer but others are being appointed for him by the court and need time to prepare a defense to the complex case.

50.   His term was extended last year in order to allow time to prepare for elections.