11.   East Timorese activists believe this could be a face-saving alternative to a referendum that would almost certainly produce an overwhelming vote for independence.

12.   Gay rights activists believe that the bans on same-sex marriage, like the bans on interracial marriage, will inevitably be struck down.

13.   Hard-core animal rights activists believe even the Humane Society is the enemy by perpetrating animal abusive half-measures.

14.   Intersexual activists believe that this crisis mentality often leads to bad medical decisions, including surgery designed to make the unusual genitals conform more closely to parental expectations.

15.   It is the same old story, male activists believe.

16.   Islamic activists believe that American forces are launching strikes from Pakistan and suggest that U.S. forces will maintain a long-term presence here.

17.   Jarding said some Democratic activists believe that the best thing that could happen to Gore is for him to face an aggressive primary fight.

18.   Much of the land is preserved, although one activist believes even more land could be set aside.

19.   Q. Some black AIDS activists believe that national attention is more focused on the AIDS epidemic in Africa than HIV and AIDS here among black Americans.

20.   Some party activists believe that without a budget and tax deal, Republican efforts to increase their majority hold on Congress next year could be hurt.