51.   Support has been growing for Soeharto to take his seventh five-year term.

52.   Support is growing for an acknowledgment that Iraq has complied with some of its disarmament obligations, and thus an easing of sanctions finally can be considered.

53.   The comments came on the heels of an Environics Research poll released Thursday that suggested Bloc support is growing along with that of the Canadian Alliance.

54.   The support grew and is growing.

55.   While support is growing, such a move will be difficult as China traditionally uses its political sway to shy member countries away from supporting Taiwan.

56.   According to the report, support is growing for giving the private sector a bigger role in the provision of infrastructure.

57.   Ambassador Richard Butler said support was growing for the measure that would be brought before the General Assembly.

58.   PLO chief Yasser Arafat faced an increasing threat from the fundamentalist group HAMAS, whose support grew as disillusionment with self-rule set in.

59.   Support is also growing for euro membership in Sweden, where a poll last week showed a majority favoured it for the first time.