1.   From this FitzGerald could be in little doubt as to the likely course the bishops would take once a referendum campaign got under way.

2.   Gutierrez also has been hired to handle the lucrative publicity-and-consulting contract for the referendum campaign.

3.   The referendum campaign took place against a background of mounting violence.

4.   The referendum campaign had been fiercely fought by opposing factions.

5.   Meanwhile, the referendum campaign was marked by increasingly heated rhetoric on both sides.

6.   As a result, political analysts say, the crackdown on religious extremists that Musharraf promised in January has eased for at least the period of his referendum campaign.

7.   As the referendum campaign has recently heated up, the scrimmaging grew especially rough.

8.   A military hand has clearly been at work in organizing the referendum campaign and arranging for a big turnout on voting day.