1.   Last week, Dole backed down from his earlier insistence on a platform statement expressing tolerance of all viewpoints in the divisive abortion debate.

2.   Last week, the Platform Committee rejected a plank specifically expressing tolerance for the views of Republicans who favor abortion rights, a plank Dole once said was nonnegotiable.

3.   Still, some students expressed more tolerance for marijuana, the most common illegal drug, than for other drugs.

4.   The platform committee had rejected a move by Dole to include a plank expressing tolerance for the views of Republicans who favor abortion rights.

5.   Understood and considered in the context in which it is intended to be used, the disclaimer expresses tolerance for the views of all students.