1.   He tried to persuade editors of journals to back the government, but made clear that he would prosecute them if they refused.

2.   Government officials in Burundi and Western diplomats said that the army still backed the government and was committed to maintaining order.

3.   It opted to back corrupt governments because it feared that the alternative would be worse for vital U.S. interests.

4.   Only short-sighted or naive church leaders back these government funding schemes.

5.   The attacks on President Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia have almost entirely evaporated as Serbs feel obligated to back their government during a war.

6.   The committee was formed by eight congressmen, including two from political parties which make up the broad political coalition that backs the government of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

7.   The government is backed up by the Godzilla Prediction Network, which tries to figure out when the big guy will emerge from the ocean.

8.   The LDP often backs the government in crucial Duma votes.

9.   The security chief of the European Union, Javier Solana, visited the capital, Skopje, Tuesday to back the government.

10.   The Supreme Court delayed a ruling until Thursday in which it was expected to back government rates announced in February.