1.   Should the Scots qualify for the quarter-finals, their most likely opponents are Western Samoa, fielding the personnel who triumphed at the Canberra event.

2.   Another likely opponent of some proposed cuts is Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn.

3.   As usual, the first lady did not mention her likely Republican opponent, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

4.   As of now, her most likely opponent seems to be the ferocious New York City mayor, Rudy Giuliani.

5.   A likely opponent might be Yukio Hatoyama, a wealthy heir of an old political family who heads the Democratic Party.

6.   Advocates for gay rights and other likely opponents of the ballot measure face an uphill fight if votes in Hawaii and Alaska are any indication.

7.   Already his likely Republican opponent is speaking out against this type of divisive politics.

8.   But after Bush announced his candidacy, his two likely primary opponents withdrew.

9.   But a spokesman for his likely Democratic opponent said that the results were not cause for celebration.

10.   But the governor quickly drew fire from the campaign of Vice President Al Gore, his likely Democratic opponent and a politician long associated with environmental issues.