51.  For decades, every proposed export of technology was weighed by a committee of Western nations.

52.  For years, Russia has endured condemnation by Western nations for its heavy-handed tactics in Chechnya.

53.  For here in a sophisticated Western nation, we still identify women members of the Senate by their marital status.

54.  Forsyth argued for greater debt forgiveness from Western nations toward Africa, contending the massive debt not only is a financial burden but is costing human lives.

55.  Furthermore, the United States, the largest and most influential Western nation, has never had a female president.

56.  For their part, Western nations evidently do not feel that vital interests are at stake in these territories.

57.  Germany has been more aggressive than almost any other Western nation in trying to police the Internet.

58.  He declined to say Thursday whether Western nations might be willing to provide them.

59.  He has been condemned by Western nations, including the United States, for human rights abuses and curbs on personal freedoms.

60.  He is also seeking to get international credits, blocked by the United States and other Western nations.