91.   Britain took its first step toward ratifying the Kyoto protocol on global warming Thursday and urged the United States to drop its opposition to the pact.

92.   But as the bombing campaign wore on, Russia dropped its opposition to NATO peacekeeping forces in Kosovo.

93.   Bush on Friday dropped his opposition to participating in more than one presidential debate with Gore under the auspices of a bipartisan commission.

94.   But in the past year the government has dropped its opposition to surrogate motherhood, arguing only that it needed time to draft regulations for the process.

95.   But German officials insisted they had not dropped their opposition.

96.   But Pakistani ambassador Munir Akram dropped his opposition late Thursday.

97.   But the French dropped their opposition after the rest of the council, including Egypt, lined up behind him.

98.   But the alliance failed in its effort to pressure Russia into dropping its opposition to airstrikes.

99.   But the government has since dropped its opposition to surrogate motherhood, arguing only that it needed time to draft regulations for the process.

100.   But the French dropped their opposition after the rest of the council, including Egypt, lined up behind Annan.