51.   The franc fell against the mark amid concern labor unrest in France will thwart government efforts to cut the budget deficit.

52.   The measures were taken to thwart efforts by outsiders to identify, track and possibly attack the ascending spacecraft.

53.   The Pentagon, which has formed local alliances with some of these warlords, must thwart their efforts to set themselves up as independent power centers.

54.   The patrol was designed to thwart any effort to blockade the spans during rush hour.

55.   Then again, the stars themselves may thwart the effort.

56.   The unusual move by the church thwarted efforts of the Canadian Immigration Ministry to eject the onetime spy and convicted airline hijacker.

57.   They say that Sharon is intent on trying to destroy their political and civil institutions in an effort to thwart their efforts to build a Palestinian state.

58.   They also vowed to thwart any effort to put him on the national ticket as vice president.

59.   This has thwarted Republican efforts to wean farmers from subsidies by providing direct, dwindling payments while abolishing production controls and price supports.

60.   Those divisions ultimately thwarted efforts to hold Iraq to its disarmament obligations.