21.   There was an open and spirited discussion of the alternatives to endorsing Ferrer by the very individuals Ferrer had hoped would be among his strongest supporters.

22.   Those who enjoyed physical education then are among its strongest supporters now.

23.   China was once the strongest supporter of the Maoist-inspired movement.

24.   Conservative rural areas and the elderly are the strongest supporters of Bagabandi and his party.

25.   Economists say the government must stop overspending, and that will mean painful cuts in subsidies to the poor, the strongest supporters of the Islamic revolution.

26.   Educators have been among the strongest political supporters of Glendening, a former college professor.

27.   During his speech, Godal, whose country is among the strongest U.N. supporters, said Norway endorses changes in the scale of assessments.

28.   Farmers are among the strongest supporters of its ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

29.   Fire departments and hospitals are among the strongest supporters of the early alarm system.

30.   His exit leaves Mikhail Zadornov, whom Yeltsin reappointed to the post of finance minister on Friday, as the strongest supporter of reform in the evolving Cabinet.