1.   Meanwhile, in the face of mounting international military opposition in the Gulf area, Iraq stepped up its security in Kuwait.

2.   There are already signs of mounting opposition to the deal from within the party-run establishment.

3.   After seven months of negotiations, tobacco companies walked away from talks late last week amid mounting opposition and stepped-up demands from industry opponents.

4.   But President Clinton could hardly have been unaware of the mounting opposition to changing the standard.

5.   Deutsche Telekom AG faces mounting opposition from consumer groups and politicians to new telephone charges it says are crucial to its competitiveness.

6.   Last week, in the face of mounting opposition, the commission finally scrapped the guidelines.

7.   Phoenix faces mounting opposition in the U.S., where it needs to be approved by the Federal Communications Commission.

8.   Some of his proposals -- such as a doubling of the tax rate on financial transactions -- have met with mounting opposition.

9.   The administration failed to recognize the mounting opposition to the health care plan because the Clintons themselves were so convinced of the righteousness of their cause.

10.   The former bureau director, Martha Farnsworth Riche, resigned last month in the face of mounting Republican opposition to the use of sampling.