41.   Pasqua, who has announced his candidacy in French presidential elections this spring, denounced the allegations as a political ploy to discredit him.

42.   Accusing producers of profiteering, the government has promised to broaden its price freeze that opponents have criticized as a political ploy ahead of crucial presidential elections next March.

43.   Although even many Japanese have blamed a bloated bureaucracy for locking outsiders and newcomers out of the market, Shima said the targeting of bureaucrats was a political ploy.

44.   Arrest of a former Khmer Rouge guerrilla wanted for killing three Western tourists is a political ploy, ousted co-prime minister charges.

45.   But Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa hailed the Israeli decision and dismissed charges it was a political ploy.

46.   But one Yugoslav official abroad called the indictment a political ploy to justify the airstrikes.

47.   But other whites have criticized the apology as a political ploy by the ANC.

48.   But pollster Hanoch Smith said Peres might be undercutting his support if voters believe the early election is a political ploy.

49.   But the opposition Movement for Democratic Change said the expansion was not warranted, describing it as a political ploy to influence court decisions.

50.   But pollster Hanoch Smith said Peres might be undercutting his support if voters object to the early election as a political ploy.