1.   The bill represented a compromise aimed at accommodating the strong reservations of many Christian Democrats, the senior government coalition partner.

2.   At the same time, Berlusconi got a bitter political lesson from his government partners, the neo-Fascist National Alliance and the separatist Northern League.

3.   Company officials and their government partners say the lease and rezoning are legitimate, tax breaks are exaggerated and Sumitomo is a boon for the Phoenix economy.

4.   Erbakan later moderated his tone as he entered into serious political negotiations with possible government partners.

5.   Later this year she will apply for a license to do business without government partners.

6.   Seselj is now head of the Radical Party and a government coalition partner of President Slobodan Milosevic.

7.   The issues dividing Shas from its government partners are narrower than they were a few weeks ago when this crisis began.

8.   Previously, the Social Democrats have been government partners separately with the Center Party and the Conservatives.

9.   A hard-line challenge to his leadership is considered likely if he accepts Sinn Fein as government partners before the IRA starts to disarm.

10.   Aho was ready to form a new government with the Social Democrats and his main government partner, the Conservative Party.