11.   Democrats at work on the issue also say that support is eroding, in part because there is no bill actually before either house.

12.   Davis is promising an aggressive presence even though his support has eroded to the point that he is now behind both Harman and Checchi in the Field Poll.

13.   Gordon S. Black, a Rochester, N.Y., pollster who has advised Perot, said the Texan should not be worried that his support has eroded.

14.   In Congress, backing for the restrictions remains, though Pentagon officials have said they believe that support is eroding.

15.   Nationally, polls show that a majority of Americans support the death penalty, though that support has gradually eroded.

16.   Romney, who was even with Kennedy in polls just five weeks ago, has seen his support erode during the last month.

17.   There are widespread assertions that his support is eroding rapidly as well as predictions of internal unrest.

18.   Western diplomats say her support is eroding.

19.   Without progress, he warned, support would erode for the NATO operation to help maintain peace in Bosnia.

20.   Yet that support may be eroding.