51.  Washington believes more than ten of the medium-range missiles have been deployed in the reclusive communist state and are ready for combat situations, the Yomiuri said.

52.  With no official diplomatic channels with the reclusive communist state, even issuing a protest was a problem.

53.  William Perry, the U.S. government policy coordinator on North Korea, sounded out Chinese officials Wednesday on how to deal with the reclusive Stalinist state.

54.  With no official diplomatic channels with the reclusive communist state, even issuing the protest was a problem.

55.  All the passengers abroad were on a six-day tour of the reclusive communist state.

56.  But Pyongyang angrily rejected the offer, accusing Bush of maintaining a policy aimed at stifling and slandering the reclusive state.

57.  The reclusive communist state is suffering from dire food shortages which have been exacerbated by flooding.

58.  The reclusive communist state is suffering from dire food shortages which have been exacerbated by flooding since last year.

59.  The reclusive Stalinist state signed the accord in good faith and must live up to its obligations, Clinton said.

60.  The reclusive Stalinist state is bucking full inspection of nuclear facilities that the UN nuclear watchdog agency fears might be used to build bombs.