21.  The administration has responded with increasingly loud protests, but has not threatened any concrete retaliatory action against Beijing.

22.  The casualties notwithstanding, US President George W. Bush said he was encouraged by the agreement and called for concrete action to shore up the ceasefire.

23.  The Palestinian official said the Israelis, too, have taken concrete actions.

24.  The United States said Zinni would not return until the Palestinians took concrete action to eliminate terrorist attacks and Israel eased restrictions on Palestinians.

25.  The White House was unable yesterday to pinpoint any concrete action.

26.  There is a lot of conversation about how to solve this problem, but few are taking concrete action.

27.  There was no immediate indication whether the discussions led to any concrete action.

28.  There is also a sense that Africa, more than other continents, may be the first to come out of this conference with hopes of concrete action.

29.  There is also a sense that Africa alone may come out of this conference with hopes of concrete action.

30.  This year, the most concrete action against cartel leaders was the recent announcement that family members of cartel leaders had lost their coveted U.S. visas.