51.  He also threatened to force new elections by resigning if the restive partners in his coalition did not pledge complete support for him.

52.  Hastert had pledged his support when Armey was running for speaker earlier this year on the chance that Newt Gingrich might step down to run for president.

53.  He called on local residents to join forces in the rebuilding effort and pledged financial support from the government.

54.  He congratulated Clinton and pledged his support for him.

55.  He pledged US support to clean up the rivers, air and land in China, which has five of the most polluted cities in the world.

56.  He has pledged support for a market economy.

57.  He has said that several Republicans had pledged their support.

58.  He has visited the United States twice this year, meeting with Bush both times and pledging his support for the campaign against terrorism.

59.  He wants fans to pledge support for a game-for-game boycott when the boys will be boys of summer return.

60.  Her decision to deny the waiver came as no surprise, since Bush pledged support for ethanol in his campaign last year.