11.   Prosecutor Bill Hodgman said outside court that the defense is attempting to gain public sympathy and set grounds for an appeal.

12.   Taiwan stands to gain international sympathy and could end up with more arms, he said.

13.   That complaint gained little sympathy from the captains, two of whom are black.

14.   Peru has accused Ecuador of dragging its feet on an accord and said Ecuador was trying to gain international sympathy by presenting itself as the victim.

15.   Both sides have used propaganda to gain international sympathy in the war that has killed a half-million Angolans and left millions more threatened with starvation and disease.

16.   British Airways head of Cabin Services, Rinna Choo, recalled how the faces of the young victims gained their sympathy.

17.   Casualty figures are often exaggerated as each side tries to gain world sympathies.

18.   He also said America would be the loser and Iraq the winner, implying that Baghdad would gain Arab sympathy.

19.   Iraq dissidents have urged John Paul not to make it, contending it could gain sympathy for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

20.   Iraqi dissidents have urged John Paul not to make the trip to Ur, contending it could gain sympathy for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.