51.   Both Myanmar and Laos are poor countries with large ethnic minority populations, some of which have rebelled against the central governments.

52.   But a Georgia study of optical scan voting found places with large minority populations had much higher numbers of uncounted votes than the rest of the state.

53.   But Macedonia faces serious tensions with its large Albanian minority and simmering historical rivalries with neighboring Serbia, Albania, Greece and Bulgaria.

54.   But some of its stores in inner-city neighborhoods with large minority populations refused to accept checks even when customers met the requirements, he charged.

55.   But nationalist politicians across the former Soviet Union, particularly those with large Russian minorities inside their territories, are not so sure.

56.   Coptic Christians are a large minority in southern Egypt, and clashes with the Muslim majority are not uncommon.

57.   Despite large ethnic minorities, Dutch society has had little of the anti-foreigner violence and ethnic-based disputes that have afflicted other European nations in recent years.

58.   Earlier Thursday, in Riga, he urged Latvia to approve legal amendments easing citizenship requirements for its large Russian minority.

59.   Ethnic Tajiks are a large minority in Afghanistan.

60.   Gazidede instead tried to blame extremists in Greece for starting the troubles in the south, home to a large ethnic Greek minority.