51.   The mayor-elect spent Sunday savoring her victory over insurance executive Tom Dunning, who had more money and strong backing from the Dallas political establishment.

52.   The latest effort at least appears to have some strong backing.

53.   The letter, combined with the strong backing of Arizona Sen. Dennis DeConcini, seemed to make Dowling a lock for admission.

54.   The measure, which failed to attract a wide base of support beyond strong backing from the tech and business communities, was narrowly defeated.

55.   The legislation has already won unanimous Senate approval, with strong backing from Chief Judge Judith Kaye.

56.   The main opposition group, the New Frontier Party, has strong backing from a Buddhist group and opposes major changes in the religion law.

57.   The measure has bipartisan support in Congress, including the strong backing of Sen. Bob Dole, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

58.   The pessimists, with strong Wall Street backing, want to reform the system by letting everyone invest some of their payroll taxes in individually controlled accounts.

59.   The money for Russia, however, has the strong backing of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, President Bill Clinton and other key leaders.

60.   The provision received strong backing from the business community and immigration advocates.