11.   But Major opposes independence and believes that even a Scottish parliament would be a ticket to the dissolution of Britain.

12.   But the young parliament has been corrupt and ineffectual.

13.   But whether the government can get its austerity package through parliament is very much an issue.

14.   Even political supporters of Yeltsin criticized the invasion Sunday, and the Russian parliament is likely to respond with bitter opposition this week.

15.   For one thing, the public appears less hostile to the president than parliament is.

16.   For proponents, a Scottish parliament is a matter of national pride and identity, local control and greater economic prosperity.

17.   He has elegant state residences in Cape Town and in Pretoria, where the government is based when parliament is not in session.

18.   He said the current parliament was dysfunctional and could not be controlled by any new prime minister.

19.   In two days the British parliament is to pass legislation transferring home rule authority from London to Belfast.

20.   Opponents of the two measures argued that a Scottish parliament would be the first step toward the dissolution of the Scotland-England union.