1.   It is the first to take a European government to court over an ecological issue.

2.   A growing number of Koreans, Chinese and even Americans are taking the Japanese government to court for mistreatment during World War II.

3.   Potter said several California attorneys are pleading with her to take the government to court, telling her the subpoena is a flagrant violation of the First Amendment.

4.   Since then, the government has courted investors with a more long-term view.

5.   The government would rather court high inflation than risk the unemployment that reforming the state-owned enterprises would entail.

6.   The governors threatened on Thursday to take the government to court to force it to comply with agreements made last year.

7.   A number of publishers have announced that they will be taking the government to court to ask for compensation.

8.   British Columbia said Thursday it would not back down and threatened to take the federal government to court.

9.   The European Commission on Wednesday took seven European Union governments to court for dragging their heels in liberalizing their telecommunications markets.

10.   The government has courted the center-right opposition for help in driving through privatization plans.