1.   But Ward Tisdale, a spokesman for Morales, said he believes that separating the issues would open the door for the tobacco industry to scuttle the entire deal.

2.   Clinton himself started out that way and reversed course, separating human rights issues from arguments over the annual renewal.

3.   Danforth separated issues he said he would explore from those he said were beyond the scope of his inquiry.

4.   If he agrees to separate the issue from the budget, Pataki should get a commitment from the Democrats to negotiate serious cost-cutting measures.

5.   If the issues of sanctions relief for Yugoslavia and for Bosnia are now separated, Europe will never agree to lift the Bosnia embargo.

6.   In shifting its focus to the Internet, Microsoft has separated the issues of access and content.

7.   Not everyone is performing these logical gymnastics to separate sexual issues from legal ones.

8.   The solidarity tax issue was separated from that package, though, which was aimed at generating jobs, boosting investment, closing loopholes and increasing transparency.

9.   OTE said the document related to separate issues between OTE and Telecom Italia Mobile which preceded the Bulgarian auction.

10.   But Perry urged the Russian legislators to separate the issues, reminding them that NATO has not yet taken any steps towards expansion.