51.   Syria has applied to join the World Trade Organization, a WTO official said Tuesday.

52.   The Canadian authorities initially insisted she return to Vietnam before applying to join her husband, the report said.

53.   The government of Libya has applied to join the World Trade Organization, trade officials said Thursday.

54.   The party suffered after declaring in February that the mid-Atlantic island nation should apply to join the European Union, which most voters oppose.

55.   The possible membership of Syria, which applied to join in October, did not even get on the agenda.

56.   The question is relevant, not the least for countries who have applied to join the EU.

57.   They were referring to Australia, New Zealand, India and Pakistan, not because they applied to join Asem long ago but because they are important to Asia.

58.   UConn has applied to join the Big East.

59.   Ukraine has not applied to join NATO, and Kuzmuk stressed that the charter does not force it onto that path.

60.   Turkey has also applied to join, but it is lagging behind other candidates.