21.  Putin, who easily won the vote last month, has indicated he would continue market reforms, but he is also a proponent of a strong state.

22.  Seguin, cool in the past on European union, is viewed as a representative of a strong state oriented toward jobs growth.

23.  Seguin, seen as a possible prime minister to replace Juppe, is viewed as a representative of a strong state oriented toward jobs growth.

24.  Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir said Friday that his government is working toward creating a strong Islamic state that will not succumb to any outside pressure.

25.  Support for a strong state still runs deep in Ukraine, however.

26.  The Democrats have passed entirely on ads in California and New York, strong Democratic states with expensive TV markets.

27.  The Popular Party supports a strong centralized state and has recently made gains in the three-province Basque region long dominated by Basque nationalists and the Socialists.

28.  However the United States and Canada have automatic stabilising systems which ensure that strong states or provinces provide financial support for weaker ones.

29.  IFP MP L. P. Mtshali told the assembly that his party was prepared to fight for a strong federal state.

30.  The two men wound up their meeting stressing the strong state of bilateral relations and the importance of expanding economic ties.