61.   U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will try to accelerate efforts to reach a political settlement in Cyprus on his visit to Turkey next week.

62.   Various members of the House Banking Committee said Thursday that the institution must accelerate its efforts to implement reforms.

63.   While praising progress made to date, the European Union nevertheless urged East European nations Tuesday to accelerate efforts to get their economies ready for EU membership.

64.   He called for better education and accelerated efforts to restore shoddy buildings and those constructed on unsafe ground.

65.   Both Qaissi and Ekeus said they agreed to accelerate efforts to clear up questions about whether Baghdad has dismantled its banned weapons programs.

66.   Both Qaissi and the UN envoy said they agreed to accelerate efforts to clear up questions about whether Baghdad has dismantled its banned weapons programs.

67.   But it is also in that area that the government is accelerating its efforts to raise living standards.

68.   Earlier, both Iraq and Ekeus said they agreed to accelerate efforts to clear up questions about whether Baghdad has dismantled its banned weapons programs.

69.   Weaker regional lenders have been encouraged to form alliances to strengthen their financial base as they accelerate efforts to clean up their balance sheets.

70.   Mubarak and Demirel said the two countries would accelerate efforts to increase the bilateral trade, which reached one billion dollars last year.