71.   All too often, Brazilian opponents are content to pack their defenses and wait for a goal on a counterattack which may never come.

72.   But an attempt by Ellis to pass a similar bill through the Senate two weeks ago when two opponents were absent was thwarted by Gov. Rick Perry.

73.   But for perhaps the first time, Maggert knows exactly who his toughest opponent is.

74.   But Harshbarger may hope that the opponent left staggering is Joe Kennedy.

75.   But Harshbarger may hope that the opponent left staggering is Joe Kennedy, whom he expects to run against for governor.

76.   But Coles is a Democrat, and his opponent is House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the Republican powerhouse in a conservative district.

77.   But his most formidable opponent has been himself.

78.   But his opponent is the equally popular two-term Democratic governor and former congressman, Thomas Carper.

79.   But his opponents are determined and vocal.

80.   But her real opponent would be her apparently ceaseless humiliation.