1.   Opposition spokesmen are expected not to miss any oppertunity to expose government weakness in those areas.

2.   But Mandela said Tuesday he opposed the extension because it would signal government weakness on confronting crime, even those committed before he took power.

3.   It does not set policy, but has been playing a larger role in criticizing government weaknesses in recent years.

4.   Mubarak denied that the call for dialogue was a sign of government weakness in the face of Moslem fundamentalist violence.

5.   Murayama has backed calls for a more powerful executive, who is elected by popular vote, to counter government weakness in the face of an all-powerful bureaucracy.