11.   He decided instead to resort to a constitutional clause allowing the caretaker Cabinet and the president to issue an emergency spending order, according to a government statement.

12.   He claims his human rights are infringed by postwar constitutional clauses banning male members of the House of Savoy from entering the country.

13.   He has long argued for a loose interpretation of the constitutional clause that prohibits Japan from using force to settle overseas disputes.

14.   He decided instead to resort to a constitutional clause allowing the caretaker Cabinet and the president to issue an emergency spending order, the government said.

15.   However, experts say the constitutional clause on which Hariri bases his argument is open to interpretation.

16.   In addition to doing away with the appointees in the Senate, Frei wants to remove a constitutional clause that prevents him from firing military commanders.

17.   In a third question on the ballot, the government sought to eliminate a constitutional clause requiring government approval for any new Roman Catholic diocese.

18.   Nazi ideology violates the Chilean constitutional clause prohibiting all kinds of discrimination, the government said.

19.   Opposition politicians say the mission violates a Philippine constitutional clause which restricts foreign combat troops on sovereign soil.

20.   Some groups in Japan oppose the changes, fearing a widened security role would violate the constitutional clause barring Japanese forces from offensive military action.