21.   Though the plan has bipartisan backing in both chambers, MALDEF and the NAACP contend it is well-intentioned but flawed and should be revised to de-emphasize TAAS results.

22.   To win bipartisan backing for his education bill, President Bush abandoned private-school-tuition vouchers for pupils in low-scoring public schools.

23.   While opposition to the Pataki plan has grown in Suffolk, bipartisan backing for it is now emerging in neighboring Nassau.

24.   While the House bill passed with almost exclusively with Republican support, the Senate bill has significant bipartisan backing.

25.   While the House tax-cut bill passed almost exclusively with Republican support, the Senate bill has significant bipartisan backing.

26.   Written by Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and backed by every Democratic member, it may soon gain bipartisan backing.

27.   Both measures have wide bipartisan backing and President Clinton has pledged his support to letting the Puerto Ricans determine their future.

28.   It marked a clear triumph for the White House, which has sought bipartisan backing for the legislation.