21.  In a major disappointment for the Lazio campaign, the Sierra Club, an important environmental group, endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton for Senate Tuesday.

22.  Later, Gore flew to San Diego to pitch the proposal to the National Council of La Raza, an important Hispanic group.

23.  Nationals from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were the most important group claiming asylum, followed by those from Turkey and Bosnia, Eurostat said in a report.

24.  Teachers are an important group in Democratic politics, and they strongly oppose vouchers.

25.  The deal will make Fortis one of the most important financial groups in the Benelux region and the fourth largest bank in the Netherlands.

26.  The organization is considered one of the most important low-income housing groups in the East Bay.

27.  Two other important groups are the Jatiya Party of jailed President Hussain Mohammad Ershad and the Muslim fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami Party.

28.  Two other important groups are the Jatiya Party of jailed former president Hussain Mohammad Ershad and the Muslim fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami Party.

29.  Almost all important religious groups are represented on the front, called Milli Yakjehti Council, which was launched early this year with the aim of checking sectarianism.