1.   An early Gore supporter, the mayor said he is doing much of his work for the vice president behind the scenes.

2.   An early supporter of the sodomy statute was John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

3.   An early JFK supporter, Sinatra worked to get him elected.

4.   And when Clinton was a little known Arkansas governor, MacKay was an early supporter.

5.   Both were early supporters and protectors of their cities, both were warriors and both, after their deaths, were swept under the carpet of convenient history.

6.   A two-term governor, he was an early supporter of Bush.

7.   Adler was an early supporter and fund-raiser for Clinton.

8.   But antiabortion activists tend to be among the most enthusiastic early supporters of a candidate, giving the issue disproportionate weight in the early going.

9.   But rising opposition from Kenedy County residents and environmental groups forced early supporters of the plan to beat a hasty retreat.

10.   But the Bronx borough president, Fernando Ferrer, an early supporter of Charlotte Gardens, said the project was never intended to be a model for later development.