81.   But it dropped the demand after behind-the-scenes diplomatic pressure from Washington, Western diplomats said.

82.   But Israel dropped a demand for buffer zones between Israeli- and Palestinian-controlled areas from which the Palestinian police would be barred, Rajoub said.

83.   But he kept governing, and recently, former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, dropped his demand for early elections and indicated his conservative Forza Italia party could back Dini.

84.   But they dropped that demand after prosecutors provided them with certified copies of the document and asked him to obey a summons to give himself up to prosecutors.

85.   But they said they had not heard the family drop its demand to debate whether a transfer should occur.

86.   But they dropped that demand Friday.

87.   But under intense pressure, Africa dropped its demand in order to get consensus among all countries for the plan.

88.   China drops demand that Security Council condemn NATO bombing.

89.   China recently has dropped a demand that Taiwan agree to directly discuss reunification in order to resume talks.

90.   China has been one of the key holdouts, agreeing only last month to drop its demand to be allowed to conduct non-military nuclear blasts.