1.   The government has given qualified support to the idea.

2.   As a result, we have difficulty hiring and holding on to qualified support staff.

3.   Adminstration officials coupled their strong support for Peres with more qualified support for Arafat.

4.   Fox tried to maintain distance from the latest Abascal fray, but offered qualified support for his man.

5.   Gaffney was silent for weeks before offering qualified support.

6.   Gov. George Pataki gave qualified support Tuesday for a plan to offer toll discounts for truck drivers who use bridges and tunnels in New York City during off-peak hours.

7.   Hardline anti-Castro groups attacked it, yet others offered qualified support.

8.   In addition, she said the group pressed Bush on his qualified support for bilingual education.

9.   Jeff Van Ee, a longtime Las Vegas environmental activist who sits on the local clean-air advisory board, offers some qualified support.

10.   Meanwhile, the Bush team offered only qualified support, saying the president-elect is awaiting further investigation by the FBI.