81.   President Jorge Sampaio, who had appealed for a high turnout in the abortion ballot, said he believed referendums are still worthwhile.

82.   President Jorge Sampaio, who had appealed for a high turnout, said he believed referendums were still worthwhile.

83.   A referendum will be required only if the self-ruling island wants to change its current political status, it says.

84.   A referendum is a certainty which has to be carried out.

85.   A second referendum is to be held, probably, in October to the chagrin of anti-EU campaigners who argue their initial victory should be respected.

86.   A U.S. official suggested Pakistani courts should decide if the referendum is constitutional.

87.   A U.S. official suggested Pakistani courts should decide if the referendum were constitutional.

88.   A referendum might be eventually be called on their return, depending on how the vote in parliament goes.

89.   A similar referendum is possible this time, though unlikely.

90.   Akayev did not say when the referendum was to take place, and parliament might still reject it.