11.   Clinton will veto the bill and the Senate will sustain his veto, giving China its annual reprieve.

12.   Democratic congressional leaders assured Clinton they had the votes to sustain a veto and force Republicans to scale-back their budget-balancing proposal.

13.   Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate predicted there would be enough votes to sustain the veto.

14.   Democratic congressional leaders assured Clinton in a telephone call this afternoon that they had the votes to sustain his veto and force a redrafting of the legislation.

15.   Enough House Democrats voted against the bill to sustain a veto if it comes to that, though Clinton has avoided invoking that threat.

16.   Find the votes to sustain a veto, Clinton replied.

17.   He mustered enough Democratic votes to sustain his veto of the repeal of the estate tax and is likely to win other veto showdowns in the next month.

18.   Illinois Rep. Richard J. Durbin, a Democrat, who voted to sustain the veto, faces a challenge from antiabortion conservative, Al Salvi.

19.   Indeed, the administration expressed hope that it could sustain a veto.

20.   Mike McCurry, the White House spokesman, conceded the chances of sustaining a veto were not encouraging.