11.   Pataki has resisted that proposal in the past, though he also strongly advocates cutting electric rates.

12.   Reagan had long resisted the proposal.

13.   Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that U.S. officials will resist any proposals by Sharon to sideline Arafat.

14.   Similar proposals were resisted by President Bush and rejected by the Republican-controlled Congress.

15.   So far, his cabinet has resisted his proposal to exile Arafat.

16.   The Minister of Mines and Energy said earlier this month the government resisted a proposal to scrap the subsidy.

17.   The Serbs have staunchly resisted the proposal, while the Bosnian government has accepted it.

18.   The tobacco companies have so far resisted that proposal, though analysts said that may be more a question of timing than a bottom-line position.

19.   There is no support for major changes from state or federal regulators, and the pipeline industry is resisting the proposals.

20.   Britain and Luxembourg were set to resist proposals for an EU-wide tax on interest earned on savings in other nations.