21.  But he repeated his support for the IMF to take a more forward-looking role in trying to spot potential troubles in how a country is handling its economy.

22.  Clinton also repeated her support for gun licensing, a position shared by Giuliani.

23.  He also repeated his support for tough action against Chechen criminal gangs.

24.  He repeated his support for legislation barring job discrimination against gays and hate crimes.

25.  He said in the future he would answer questions on the topic simply by repeating his support for the current policy for gays in the military.

26.  In his first state-of-the-nation address to the Philippine Congress on Monday, Estrada repeated his support for the agreement.

27.  In weekend statements, Powell and U.S. President George Bush repeated their support for creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

28.  The ministers repeated their support for a democratic Montenegro within the Yugoslav federation.

29.  The United States repeated its support for Taiwan-China talks without commenting directly on a new appeal for a summit by President Chen Shui-bian in Taipei.

30.  The minister, who has defended the agricultural lobby strongly, repeated his support for the maintenance of subsidies.