1.   The European Council reaffirms the importance of a fair and successful GATT agreement for strengthening the multilateral trading systems and increasing trade flows....

2.   In a world so filled with man-made razzle-dazzle, high technology and automation, such celebrations comfort, reaffirming the importance of simple, natural beauty.

3.   It is reaffirming the importance of pluralism at a time when Western nations have slackened their efforts to nudge African countries toward liberal democracy.

4.   Mondale said recent actions by the two governments have reaffirmed the importance of the alliance.

5.   The governors, an influential voice on national welfare policy, plan to reaffirm the importance of work as a condition of receiving cash assistance.

6.   The vice president said he and Murayama had reaffirmed the importance of the troops to peace and stability in Asia.

7.   Bush and Putin reaffirmed the importance of their two nations working together to help avoid bloodshed in the region, Fleischer said.

8.   But he said they also had reaffirmed the importance of pursuing peace in the region.

9.   But they are expected to reaffirm the importance of the U.S.-Japan military alliance and sign an agreement providing more Japanese support for U.S. troops in peacetime.

10.   Clinton will meet Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, and the two are expected to issue a statement reaffirming the importance of the U.S.-Japan security alliance.