1.   He argued that local councils which overspend should be forced to face fresh elections.

2.   Lord Young, a minister who has never had to face an election, has a meagre reservoir of affection and support among Tory backbenchers.

3.   Although Barak declared last month that he was prepared to face new elections, what he did Saturday night was push forward the timetable.

4.   Although no details of the plan have been unveiled, it is expected to be less controversial and more palatable to lawmakers facing election in the fall.

5.   American consumers lost little last week when the Clinton administration scuttled a drug-import bill passed with much fanfare last year by a Congress facing an election.

6.   Any rupture of the talks would cause a serious dispute between Washington and Jerusalem just a few weeks before President Clinton faces mid-term elections in the Congress.

7.   At least nine leaders, including President Clinton, are leaving office, facing elections or embroiled in domestic crises that could make this meeting their last.

8.   Barak faces new elections next spring, and the polls show him trailing his potential right-wing rivals.

9.   Barak may be gambling that his parliamentary opponents will not want to face new elections.

10.   Bondi Mayor Paul Pearce, who faces an election this year, has lobbied for changes in the volleyball program but admits that NBC negotiated rights to the venue.