51.  The Tiger guerrillas no longer figure prominently in the political efforts to settle the conflict, Kumaratunga asserted.

52.  It demonstrates very firmly ... that a concerted political effort makes a difference.

53.  Political efforts in the past to resolve the conflict have ended disastrously, leading to more violence.

54.  Political efforts in the past to resolve the separatist conflict have ended disastrously leading to more violence.

55.  Political efforts to reunite the island as a federal, bizonal and bicommunal state have also fallen on stony ground.

56.  Religious conservative leaders stepped up their national political efforts Friday, hosting Republican presidential hopefuls at their annual convention in Washington.

57.  Smith himself was critical Tuesday of the lack of political effort expended by the two sides in the federation.

58.  The Council statement made no reference to possible military intervention and stressed political efforts to solve the Albanian crisis.

59.  The EU believes the shared goal of economic cooperation between Mediterranean countries and with Europe will complement political efforts to bring lasting peace to the region.