1.   Mr Kaufman insisted that he opposed statutory regulation, and that the report amounted to a request for self-regulation.

2.   Bush and drug manufacturers adamantly oppose federal regulation of drug prices.

3.   But business groups opposed the regulations, saying OSHA had seriously underestimated the cost of compliance and was imposing a one-size-fits-all solution to a multifaceted problem.

4.   But coalition members are on record opposing the regulations and are being canvassed now to see if they are prepared to refuse to enforce them, Shack said.

5.   But representatives of the insurance industry, which opposes regulation, argue just the opposite.

6.   Clinton confidant Dick Morris found that even in the conservative state of Virginia, the public strongly opposes reduced regulation of toxic waste, drinking water, and wetlands.

7.   Dole has in the past said that he opposed federal regulation of tobacco and that it should not be classified as a drug.

8.   Dole, who opposes FDA regulation of tobacco, recently questioned whether cigarette smoking is always addictive.

9.   Employers and some Republican members of Congress have strenuously opposed such regulation, but administration officials, labor unions and occupational health experts said the standards were overdue.

10.   Energy lobbyists oppose mandatory regulation of carbon dioxide emissions.