1.   Antismoking leaders who opposed the settlement said it did not go far enough in imposing strict industry marketing restrictions and public health provisions.

2.   All jokes aside, word is that forces opposing a settlement are putting incredible pressure to bear on the supes and may be close to gaining the majority.

3.   But anti-tobacco groups gathered in Washington Thursday to oppose any settlement that would grant any form of immunity.

4.   But nine other states oppose the settlement, saying it is too lenient toward Microsoft.

5.   But one of the plaintiffs, James Croak, is opposing the settlement, as is his lawyer.

6.   But several state attorneys general as well as some public health groups said they would oppose any settlement that contained a ban on punitive damages.

7.   California is the only state still opposing the settlement.

8.   Collins was killed by Irish nationalists who opposed the settlement.

9.   For many years, the United States opposed all settlements in the occupied territories.

10.   Georgia, which had opposed the settlement with state regulators, signed on within the last month.