21.  Military maneuvers came as the Bush administration continued diplomatic efforts to sign up governments around the word to support a massive retaliation against terrorist groups.

22.  One reason U.S. manufacturers have been successful in recent years is their continued efforts to improve the efficiency of their plants.

23.  Reuters reported on Sunday that Congo government forces had launched an air attack on several rebel strongholds in a continued effort to push back the rebels.

24.  She urged continued efforts to preserve affirmative action programs.

25.  Some abhor continued efforts to build a business relationship with China as the work of running dogs of American capitalism.

26.  That, combined with continued efforts to upgrade neighborhoods that have crumbled after decades of neglect, would insulate the city from competition outside New Jersey, he said.

27.  The appointment is likely to mean continued half-hearted efforts at agricultural reform, already disappointing to Western governments.

28.  The diminutive size of Kansas City Southern and its continued efforts to compete, has simply infuriated Union Pacific officials more, Haverty said.

29.  The guidelines permit continued efforts to improve so-called pre-implantation diagnosis, an emerging technology that scientists believe has great promise.

30.  The request is in keeping with the continued efforts by ABC News to cut costs.