1.   He said written clearance was needed to protect municipalities from liability in drug seizures where medical need is asserted as a defense.

2.   Other council members saw the Police Commission action as asserting the need for civilian oversight of the department.

3.   The Communist economic plan unveiled last week asserts the need for government to take back control of production, wages and prices and turn away foreign imports and investors.

4.   This construction project reflects one of the biggest changes in the gay and lesbian community, which is becoming more confident and more demanding in asserting its needs.

5.   Diplomats said Zimbabwean officials objected to sections in the closing statement demanding the rule of law be re-established and asserting the need for open political dialogue and free expression.

6.   The power of the military to assert need and acquire the requisite financial support is evident in a great measure in the legislative branches of both these countries.

7.   Zimbabwe objected to sections demanding the rule of law be re-established and asserting the need for open political dialogue and free expression, the diplomats said.

8.   Zimbabwe objected to sections demanding that rule of law be re-established and asserting the need for open political dialogue and free expression, the diplomats said.

9.   He also criticised Justice Minister Alfredo Biondi for failing to assert the need to retain the decree governing the detention of mafia bosses.

10.   A worried Palestinian population mounted large protest marches, asserting the need to continue the intifada, or uprising, and a commitment to national unity.