31.  The council is expected to approve the statement Wednesday.

32.  The committee statement must be approved by parliament before it becomes binding.

33.  The foundation said the statement was approved by Pinochet, who remains under arrest at a mansion near London.

34.  The leaders did not have time to formally approve the statement because by the time it reached them, their attention had turned to Cambodia, officials said.

35.  The statement was approved unanimously by the council of Vitoria, which is one of the three districts of the autonomous Basque region.

36.  The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved a statement criticizing, but not condemning Iraq for refusing to allow the search of all suspected sites.

37.  U.N. approves statement with no blame for Kosovo massacre.

38.  We expect the statement will be approved tomorrow morning.

39.  The Russian cabinet approved a statement on economic policy drawn up by the government and the central bank.