In September the annual convention of the influential State Bar Association of California urged recognition of marriages between homosexual couples.

Urge recognition of falconry as a legal field sport.

He urged rapid international recognition of independence while the NATO-led peacekeeping force and the United Nations mission are still in charge of the province.

To the Editor: I was astonished by the shockingly one-sided "Two Macedonias" (editorial, April 5), urging immediate recognition of a new state called Macedonia.

But at the same time, it urges recognition and encouragement of the informal economy that operates in many ethnic neighborhoods off the tax rolls and often in violation of various laws.

But a resolution adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Commission in 1987 urged universal recognition of the right of conscientious objection.

He urged recognition of the PLO as the "legitimate representative" of Palestinian people and pledged support for Palestinian "inalienable rights" in April 1983.

He also urges recognition that the job of modernization is never done, that it requires consistent investment every year.