1.   And even the Taliban has embraced the cause.

2.   As a result, in a remarkable turnaround, they have come to embrace the cause of free expression.

3.   As president, Mitterrand passionately embraced the cause of European unity as his intended legacy.

4.   But Gujral has sometimes seemed to embrace causes for no better reason than that they put him in an anti-American camp.

5.   But most villagers are too busy with survival to embrace a cause as abstract as language or history.

6.   But the cause was rapidly embraced by Reform leaders who are concerned that Buchanan would change the ideological direction of the party, infusing it with a social agenda.

7.   Detractors say they are not surprised that Ms. Olson, who has always embraced liberal causes, has received so much support in the Twin Cities.

8.   From Al Gore and George W. Bush down to aspirants for state and local office, all politicians have embraced the cause of high standards and excellence.

9.   For years, old-fashioned liberals have urged President Clinton to embrace the cause of the poor more directly.

10.   Hailing from a country where paper has long been a common building material, Ban has embraced the cause of healing the quake in his profession.