21.   In the past, the ruling party often had manipulated the security issue to win votes in important elections when support seemed to be flagging.

22.   Now, even that support seems to be drying up.

23.   Polls found that congressional support for NAFTA seemed to have little impact on the November results.

24.   Public support seems high for Fujimori.

25.   So far, Japanese support seems to be holding, he said.

26.   Such support does not seem forthcoming this time and the royalists are running low on ammunition and territory.

27.   The Social Democrats may hope to avoid being tainted by the Left by courting support from some of the non-socialist parties, but such support seems unlikely.

28.   There also seems little support for dropping the Swiss franc in favor of the euro.

29.   White House support seemed uncertain.

30.   While the Lewinsky tapes were readied for their first public airing, support also seemed to be growing Friday for opening final deliberations in the impeachment trial.