31.   Prime Minister Pandeli Majko did not defend the attorney general but argued that his dismissal would weaken the government at a time when the country needs political stability.

32.   The attack was seen as an attempt to discourage foreigners from coming into the country and thus economically weaken the government.

33.   The arrangement weakened his government, and when it fell apart, already mired in scandal, Gonzalez had to call early elections.

34.   The extremists periodically attack foreigners as part of a campaign to scare away investors and weaken the government.

35.   The fundamentalists regard attacks on tourists as a way of weakening the government of President Hosni Mubarak.