51.   Despite the fact that Romania is largely an agricultural country, its outdated power and chemicals plants produce as much pollution as those in major Western countries.

52.   President Izetbegovic, addressing a news conference later at the Dorchester Hotel, described Britain as the western country most opposed to lifting the arms embargo.

53.   But the Iranian foreign minister, Ali Akbar Velayati, appealed to western countries to keep the Rushdie issue separate from bilateral relations with Iran.

54.   Japan, for instance, where fish is an important part of the diet, has one-quarter of the breast cancer cases that western countries suffer.

55.   Diplomats say western countries are worried, however, that they could be clinging too long to a leader whose domestic support is fading.

56.   Western countries can do little to influence the political power struggle currently going on in Moscow.

57.   After the Second World War, Keynesian demand-management policies were used by the governments of most western countries in the attempt to keep unemployment levels down.

58.   The Intifada has been eclipsed by the crisis in the Gulf and the Palestinian support for the Iraqi President have strained relations with western countries.

59.   Although there is no prior censorship in Turkey, laws that restrict press freedom are considerably tighter than those in the United States and most Western countries.

60.   Although the United States and other Western countries can and should foster the rule of law, even large amounts of aid will not bring rapid or decisive results.