71.   The country is now governed by a prime minister, but the royal family remains highly popular.

72.   The military revolt set off street protests, riots and looting in Port Moresby that made the country impossible to govern.

73.   The Taliban rule over the newly won northern provinces, and its accommodation of these minorities, could be the real test for whether it can govern the country.

74.   Top Chinese leaders in the past year have argued that the country should be governed by law.

75.   Turkey is a predominantly Muslim but the country is governed by strict secular laws that allow the state control over religion.

76.   Yeltsin has been sidelined since last summer with heart trouble and now pneumonia, raising growing doubts about his ability to govern the country.

77.   Yeltsin has frequently been able to rise to the occasion in times of crisis, but has shown little interest in the routine work of governing the country.

78.   In the meantime, Balladur will focus on convincing voters he is busy governing the country, the aides said.

79.   A junta set up to govern the country announced recently that general elections would be held before the end of the year.

80.   Afghans also have known too much bloodletting to put their trust too soon in the warlords now tasked with governing the country.